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“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 4:15-17 NLT)

God is faithful, and God is after faithful people!

The difference between faithful people and unfaithful people is unfaithful people give up at the first sign of difficulty. Faithful people 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.

God uses tough times to test our persistence.

If you’re going through tough times right now, then this verse 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 4:15-17 NLT)

God is more interested in what you’re becoming than 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 stinks?

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

Two incredible promises from the Bible about following Jesus in hard times:

First off, he promises that if we keep going and we’re faithful, that even our toughest times will reap a harvest (Galatians 6:9) – in other words produce great things for God – that dwarf our problems, and that will last forever (2 Corinthians 4:15-17).

And the second promise is for now, God promises that he will give you new strength to handle the situation his way (Is. 40:28-31), that he will never let you go through what you can’t handle (1 Cor. 10:13), and that he will never leave or give up on you (Heb. 13:5).