Continue Steadfastly in Prayer

I was just reading the word and what I read really encourages me. I read the Complete Jewish Bible, so when I share verses with you, most of the time the wording will be different compared to the King James or other versions of the Bible. Here is where I was reading this morning. Romans 12:12-13 - (12) Rejoice in your hope, be patient in your troubles, and continue steadfastly in prayer. (13) Share what you have with God's people, and practice hospitality.  I have hope and that is why I can rejoice. And Abba Father has taught me patience as I have walked through this the second time around. Sharing that hope with you as well as with others, helps me stay focused on the Lord and not fall into the self piety trap. My life verse is: Jeremiah 29:11 - (11) For I know what plans I have in mind for you,' says ADONAI,'plans for well-being, not for bad things; so that you can have hope and a future. It has only been since I have been on this journey of faith and in a personal relationship with Yeshua that I have had hope. Just because I am terminal, does not mean I have lost hope. Because I have that relationship with Abba Father and Yeshua, I am still able to have hope. And they have enabled me to change my attitude and see that there are still others in this world much worse off than myself. Another verse I read this morning was: 2 Corinthians 1:3-5 - (3) Praised be God, Father of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah, compassionate Father, God of all encouragement and comfort; (4)who encourages us in all our trials, so that we can encourage others in whatever trials they may be undergoing with the encouragement we ourselves have received from God. (5) For just as the Messiah's sufferings overflow into us, so through the Messiah our encouragement also overflows. It is through my the compassion and comfort and encouragement of the Messiah that I am in turn able to encourage others in life. I want his encouragement to flow through me in every area of my life. Many believers think that we will not have to walk through suffering at all, and that we should be immune to it. But in John 16:33 (New King James Version), it says: These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world. So if I remember that Yeshua has overcome the world, then I can be cheerful or joyful. As I know that I am not walking through it alone. Because of the encouragement of the Lord as well as the encouragement of those around me, I can still stay strong in the midst of the storm.