Don’t give up

"And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up." -Galatians 6:9

One thing that is hard to admit is our faults. If I'm being honest I struggle a lot with not giving up. When there is an obstacle that comes up in front of me I usually just quit. I say to myself "If God really wanted this to happen in my life He would have made it easier for me.'" But I assure you that is surely not the case. The Bible says that we will be persecuted for our beliefs "If the world hates you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also." We are not promised an easy life but we are promised that He will be with us every step of the way. And sometimes trials come up in our lives so we can learn to pray and trust God to take them away. Other times God puts challenges in our way to test our faith in Him. Paul faced many trials. He went to jail countless times but he never said, "Well if I got put in jail because of this then maybe I am not cut out to be a preacher." Nowhere in the Bible did Paul say that. Instead, he got up, prayed, and continued. I feel like giving up has a lot to do with not having enough courage. Because if we had the courage that things will get better then we wouldn't have given up. So I've been asking God for that and it has helped me a lot. And I promise God will surely give you courage if you ask. He is a loving God after all. You just need to have faith in Him.