Mike spoke about Christian suffering today. After being at the fabulous women’s retreat last week where Angel spoke about suffering as gaps in our lives, I’ve been thinking about this concept and the Biblical teaching that Christ’s power is made perfect in weakness. It is amazing that God’s power shone greatest at the seemingly weakest point of Christ’s life. His suffering and death.
Well, today Mike spoke about the continuation of Christ’s sufferings through His people, the Church. He asserted that we are called to suffer for others. Christians are to suffer for the Church. This always strikes me as I examine my life and see that I am not suffering. I am working to live as comfortably as possible as a follower of Christ. This is not what the Christian life it supposed to be.
We are called to sacrifice our time, energy, money, plans, and more. We are bid to come and die as followers of Christ. What a great charge for me to hear. What a great message for our church as we move forward. What amazing hope that suffering actually makes me better, makes others better, and makes Christ more beautiful.
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