Look for the open door. As the world seems to press in from every side, God has given you an open door. You may not see it, but it’s there. You may have experienced financial hardship. Maybe it has been difficulty in your health. Or perhaps there has been hardship in your family or personal relationships. Regardless of what kind of hardship you have been experiencing, God has put before you an open door. If you are feeling the temptation to give up, resist it.
God has a plan for you. Regarding any kind of temptation, His Word says, “No temptation has overtaken you except something common to mankind; and God is faithful, so He will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it.” (1 Corinthians 10:13, NASB)
This includes the temptation to stop believing that God is faithful. Maybe you have been praying for relief in some area, and for some reason, the breakthrough has not yet come. Maybe it is in your health, or maybe your finances have taken a turn for the worse. Whatever the issue, now is not the time to give up. The signs are clear. We are in the end times. The adversary knows that his time is short, and he is trying to knock us out and cause us to lose faith. Don’t give in. “Let’s not become discouraged in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we do not become weary.” (Galatians 6:9, NASB)
Our teams were weary, but they didn’t give up. And now we are reaping the harvest. We will be reaching out to more than 10,000 children in our Sunday school programs. We saw more than 3,000 people give their lives to Christ in our public meetings.
You may be weary, but don’t give up. Look around you. There are people in your community who need to hear about the love of Christ. Reach out to them. You may be surprised at the harvest you will reap.
“Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” (Romans 15:13)
Blessings in the Wonderful Name of Jesus,
Thomas