Good Morning Devotion :-)❤️

shirleynpenalosa (63)in #christianity • 7 years ago

It’s Always Too Soon to Quit
By Rick Warren

“That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day. For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever!” (2 Corinthians 4:16-17 NLT).

The difference between faithful people and unfaithful people is that faithful people don’t give up at the first sign of difficulty. They keep on keeping on. Faithful people are determined. Faithful people are diligent. Faithful people are persistent. Faithful people don’t know how to quit. You know how a little acorn becomes an oak tree? An oak tree is just an acorn that refused to give up.

It is always too soon to quit. You are never a failure until you quit, and it’s always too soon to quit. God uses tough times to test our persistence.

If you’re going through tough times right now, then this Scripture is for you: “That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day. For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever!” (2 Corinthians 4:16-17 NLT).

God is more interested in what you’re becoming than in what’s happening to you. He often allows trials, troubles, tribulations, and problems in your life to teach you diligence, determination, and character. The problem you’re going through right now? It’s a test of your faithfulness. Will you continue to serve God even when life is tough?

“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up” (Galatians 6:9 NIV).

Reflections:

Why do you think God is more interested in what you’re becoming than in what’s happening to you?

How will knowing God is working in your difficult circumstances change the way you’ll respond to them?

In what situation are you ready to give up? What will it take to trust God as you persevere through this situation?

Good Monday morning my steemit family! Just in time and I thank God for this reminder. I am already at the verge of giving up when I saw this and read it with my heart. This is so true and it is my prayer that God will continue to bless us by speaking to us in our prayer and quiet time devotion. I praise and thank God for my friend's generosity. She always share her devotions with me.

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