New Grip for the tired hands

A R T I C L E B Y K M N T E B A N G NEW GRIP FOR THE TIRED HANDS

Perseverance is the determination to achieve one’s goals in spite of the challenges faced. Quite often Christians come across trials and tribulations in their Christian journey. From a non-believer’s perspective, this may be mistaken for torture, however, for a Christian, it is viewed as test used to examine their faith or prepare them for a task that God wants to give to them. We get an affirmation of this in James 1:12

(NKJV) “Blessed is the man who endures temptations; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has

promised to those who love Him" . It is important to understand that God has plans for each and everyone of us. Our role is to understand what God communicates to us in our everyday lives and offer ourselves up for Him to use us however He sees fit. For we were created for a greater purpose; to serve God and His people.

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Once we accept God’s call to serve Him completely, our tests, difficulties and challenges will lead us to understand our role or purpose in our calling as well as respond to that which we are called to do. God’s calling may come in many different ways such as having to take care of a needy person in times when you are going through financial difficulties or having to take care of a sick person or having to carry the burden of another person or even a whole family. What God wants from us during those circumstances is to answer the call and say, “I am here Lord, send me to wherever you wish for me to go” . Our ability to lend a helping hand comes from Him who is the giver of all good things. In return for the sacrifices we make in order to make life bearable for those in need, the Bible tells us that God blesses those who persevere. This also teaches us to endure our suffering as well as to find peace in them. We learn from Romans 5:3-5 that,

“and not only that but we glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope. Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy

Spirit who was given to us” . Therefore, we are able to do all things through the power of the Holy Spirit, we are able to withstand the test of time because of the power of the Holy Spirit who has been bestowed upon us for the good of God’s people. As Christians, we must count ourselves lucky to have a helper who understands us more than we could ever imagine and who is always available to us for whatever need we may have. This helper is able to pull us from the depths of all life’s challenges and it is through Him that even today we are able to withstand and conquer challenges of all forms. Let this be our fortress, that the power of the Holy Spirit is with us always, let us depend on Him for our every need and let us remain hopeful for as the Bible says, hope never disappoints.