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For the more we suffer for Christ, the more God will shower us with his comfort through Christ. -2 Corinthians 1:5 (NLT)
SUFFERING FOR CHRIST
A poem and essay by ILMA
Are you marginalized because you are a believer?
Are you rejected when you talk about your Redeemer?
Have you been ridiculed for being a Christian?
Suffering for Christ should not feel like a prison.
The more we suffer for the sake of Christ
The more we will be comforted in our lives
When you suffer for him, you will be rewarded
A place in heaven awaits those who are persecuted.
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Suffering for the sake of someone is a choice we can make. Suffering as a consequence of a wrong choice is a violation of the law of sowing and reaping. I suffered a lot in my young life because of the sin of rebellion. I was a strong willed child. Corporal punishment was the norm those days. Because I wasn’t shown and told that I was loved, I became bitter and rebellious. I had many questions that were never answered by authority figures in my growing years. I became obsessed to get answers and prove them all wrong. I punished them for their lack of love and affection for me. As a result, I suffered.
The bible tells us that if we suffer for Christ, we will be comforted. If we suffer because of sin, we have a choice to confess and repent.
PRAYER
Lord, teach me to suffer for you.
REFLECTION
When have you ever suffered for Christ?
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