2009-09-25T09:58:14-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/hardships/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews%2012:7&version=KJV 2009-09-25T09:58:14-05:00 The writer of Hebrews points out that we should endure chastisement. After all, God is chastising us just as any father would chastise his children. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Timothy%202:3-4&version=NIV 2009-09-25T09:41:54-05:00 In 2 Timothy, Paul says that we should endure hardships much like good soldiers. Paul says we should avoid "civilian affairs" so that we can be please our "commanding officer," Jesus. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/stopped-by-a-storm-2395 2009-09-24T16:14:45-05:00 Maybe you've been hit with something medical or financial. Maybe your family is in a crisis or someone you love is gone or you found yourself out of work, out of money even out of hope. Sometimes a struggling son or daughter knocks us off our horse. Whatever the storm would you allow me to suggest why it might be happening. For the same reason it happened to Saul, so you would finally be able to hear the voice of Jesus. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hindrances/finishing-your-race-3712 2009-09-21T10:30:37-05:00 Maybe you've been tempted to quit an assignment God has given you - and He's coming to you right now saying, "Finish the race." Run with everything you've got, not halfheartedly. Remember, He gave everything He had in His race to rescue you - and even though He was beaten and bloody, Jesus didn't quit until He had crossed the finish line. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2Cor.12.9-10&version=NIV 2009-07-21T18:21:13-05:00 We rarely go around touting our weaknesses, but Paul in 2 Corinthians says that when we are weak Christ is strong. In all our difficulties and hardships we are made strong in Christ. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2Cor.6.3-10&version=NIV 2009-07-20T15:13:48-05:00 It's inevitable that there will be hardships in life. In fact, we're promised trouble for our faith. In 2 Corinthians, Paul lists a number of difficulties that Christians are to endure.