The Most Important Day of Your Life: Week 5 (Hernando)

Life is challenging, painful, and difficult. Sometimes we believe that following Jesus will make that pain and difficulty be lessened or even go away. This leaves us surprised and disappointed when we discover that a life of following Jesus may sometimes be even more difficult than what we experienced before. But it should be no surprise to us. When we begin to take spiritual ground from the enemy of our souls, we should expect push back. When we speak truth to a work that loves lies, we should expect animosity. And when we submit our bodies to the transforming work of the Holy Spirit, we should expect some growing pains. But the reward is worth it! God wins, our true home of heaven waits for us, and we will be rewarded for every act of true faith. So, we press on toward the prize and we encourage each other to keep going in faith. While discouragement may come our way, we don’t have to give in. We stay the course and keep our eyes on the prize.