Last Sunday elder Ron Peron walked us through suffering as a Christian (1 Peter 4:12-19). Ron put together a set of questions to challenge ourselves with. Are we being open about our faith? Are we afraid of the reaction? Do we make our beliefs clear through our actions and lives? Peter makes it quite clear that we are utterly dependant on God and that we are called to share his love. All throughout life, suffering has only brought forth the “why oh me” reaction and I wouldn’t see the bigger picture that it is He who provides and that we should be happy to suffer as He did. I look to Romans 8:17 for strength and reassurance during the hardest of times. What I took from the sermon on Sunday is this, to expect suffering, rejoice in suffering, examine ourselves, and to commit to God and rest in him.
-- C3's Kennedy King
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