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Times of hardness are
inevitable. You need to know that. It's true that we've been redeemed
from the curse, and there's nothing Satan can do to reverse that, but he
is going to challenge you on it.
So don't be surprised
when things get tough. Times will come when you have to stand strictly
by faith, when you'll have to speak and act as though what God says is
true even when you can't feel it or see it happening around you. There
will be times when everything looks terrible. That's when you must
endure hardness as a good soldier.
So many people hear the word of faith about healing or prosperity and they think, Hey! I'm going to try that. Then when the hard times come, they give up and cave in.
Let
me warn you, living by faith is not something you try. It's a
lifestyle. You do it when it's hard. You do it when it's easy. You do it
all the time because you're not doing it just to get in on the
benefits. You're doing it because you know that faith pleases God
(Hebrews 11:6).
Things may get a little rough at times, but let me
assure you, you'll always come out on top if you endure hardness as a
good soldier. If you refuse to faint and fall away, you will have the victory. The only defeated Christian is the one who quits!
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