In scriptures it talks about Christ and what he went through in the Garden before enduring the cross, how difficult it was for him. It was so difficult that scripture tells us that he sweated blood. I don't know about you but I have surely never sweated blood. I have had my share of panic attacks back in the day but sweating blood-never! I've seen my body react to stress in negative ways-yes but never wiped blood from my brow because of what was lying ahead of me.
Have you? Have you ever gotten to the point, waiting on God and enduring so much in the wait that you began to sweat blood? Or, did you give up before you even got to that point. Threw in the towel and said, "you know what? this is too much." If we are honest, at some point or another, we each have. Big or small, some of you have threw in the towel too early, stopped praying for the person in your life that needs a relationship with Christ, gave up on a dream because the cost was too high, stopped being obedient in an area of your life because you couldn't see the purpose in it any longer (why where you still here waiting, being obedient, giving it your all and not seeing what you wanted to see come out of it just yet).
I challenge you to examine those areas in your life, those dreams deferred, that person that you prayed for so diligently one week and then just stopped slowly over time. Did you give up too soon? Were you supposed to simply reexamine what God told you intially and meditate on that? It is so much easier to throw in the towel then to face the reality of ourselves, our situation, or fears. Pick up today where you left off and remember that there was one before you that knew what it meant to go through and he is there with you giving you everything you need to get through this time.
It's time!
Happy Easter Everyone!
Have you? Have you ever gotten to the point, waiting on God and enduring so much in the wait that you began to sweat blood? Or, did you give up before you even got to that point. Threw in the towel and said, "you know what? this is too much." If we are honest, at some point or another, we each have. Big or small, some of you have threw in the towel too early, stopped praying for the person in your life that needs a relationship with Christ, gave up on a dream because the cost was too high, stopped being obedient in an area of your life because you couldn't see the purpose in it any longer (why where you still here waiting, being obedient, giving it your all and not seeing what you wanted to see come out of it just yet).
I challenge you to examine those areas in your life, those dreams deferred, that person that you prayed for so diligently one week and then just stopped slowly over time. Did you give up too soon? Were you supposed to simply reexamine what God told you intially and meditate on that? It is so much easier to throw in the towel then to face the reality of ourselves, our situation, or fears. Pick up today where you left off and remember that there was one before you that knew what it meant to go through and he is there with you giving you everything you need to get through this time.
It's time!
Happy Easter Everyone!
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