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Wednesday May 14
"That through the endurance taught in the Scriptures...we might have hope." Romans 15:4 NIV
There is a cute story about a girl who left home and went away to college. After her first semester, she emailed her mother, saying, "I think it's time I brought you up to date on what's going on in my life. Shortly after I arrived at college, I got bored with dormitory life an stole fifty dollars from my roommate's purse. With the money, I rented a motorcycle, which I crashed into a telephone pole a few blocks from the dorm. I broke my leg in the accident and am unable to attend classes, so I'm coming home to live with you and dad." After hitting "send", she immediately sent a second email: "Mom, I was only joking. I didn't steal any money, or rent a motorcycle, or hit a telephone pole, or break my leg. And I won't be coming him to live with you and dad either. However, I am getting a D in mathematics and an F in literature, and I wanted you to keep my grades in proper perspective!" Seriously, having a biblical perspective on life's challenges can lift you out of discouragement and despair. Paul said, "Everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures...we might have hope." Forever problem you face in life, God's Word has a principle to be practiced or a promise to be claimed. So, the way to overcome discouragement is to get into God's Word and get it into you.
Wednesday May 14
"That through the endurance taught in the Scriptures...we might have hope." Romans 15:4 NIV
There is a cute story about a girl who left home and went away to college. After her first semester, she emailed her mother, saying, "I think it's time I brought you up to date on what's going on in my life. Shortly after I arrived at college, I got bored with dormitory life an stole fifty dollars from my roommate's purse. With the money, I rented a motorcycle, which I crashed into a telephone pole a few blocks from the dorm. I broke my leg in the accident and am unable to attend classes, so I'm coming home to live with you and dad." After hitting "send", she immediately sent a second email: "Mom, I was only joking. I didn't steal any money, or rent a motorcycle, or hit a telephone pole, or break my leg. And I won't be coming him to live with you and dad either. However, I am getting a D in mathematics and an F in literature, and I wanted you to keep my grades in proper perspective!" Seriously, having a biblical perspective on life's challenges can lift you out of discouragement and despair. Paul said, "Everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures...we might have hope." Forever problem you face in life, God's Word has a principle to be practiced or a promise to be claimed. So, the way to overcome discouragement is to get into God's Word and get it into you.
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