I want to trust Jesus as my Savior and follow him as Lord from this day forward. I believe that Jesus died to take away my sins and that you raised him to life. “I confess I have sinned, and I ask for your forgiveness. “Dear God, you have promised that if I believe in your Son, Jesus Christ, everything I’ve ever done wrong will be forgiven, I will learn the purpose of my life, and you will accept me into your eternal home in heaven one day. If you’re ready to commit your life to Jesus, start by praying this prayer: You can’t earn your way into heaven: “It is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God-not by works, so that no one can boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9 NIV). The Bible says you can only get to heaven by trusting in God’s Son, Jesus Christ. What are you learning from God about himself and yourself in the midst of your trial? How is he growing your character?.How can you renew your spirit so that you have the strength to persevere in that situation?.In what situation are you ready to give up?.“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up” (Galatians 6:9 NIV). Will you continue to serve God even when life stinks? What about the problems you’re going through right now? They’re a test of your faithfulness. He often allows trials, troubles, tribulations, and problems in your life to teach you diligence, determination, and character. God is more interested in what you’re becoming than what’s happening to you. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever!” (2 Corinthians 4:16-17 NLT). For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day. If you’re going through tough times right now, then this verse is for you: “That is why we never give up. God uses tough times to test our persistence. How would you like to set up and take down a church for 10,000 people every week? There’s not a lot of glory in that. Saddleback grew to more than 10,000 people before we built our first building.
You know how many times I felt like giving up? Just every Monday morning! In the first 13 years of the church, we used 79 different facilities. When we started Saddleback Church, I thought we’d quickly get into a building. You know how a little acorn becomes an oak tree? An oak tree is just an acorn that refused to give up. Faithful people keep on keeping on.įaithful people are determined. The difference between faithful people and unfaithful people is that unfaithful people give up at the first sign of difficulty. God uses tough times to test your persistence. You are never a failure until you quit, and it’s always too soon to quit.
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