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Grace For Difficult Times

2 Corinthians 12:9

Difficult times are times we tend to feel weakest.
Difficult times can rob us of our zest and zeal for life.
Difficult times can rob us of our happiness and deplete our joy which eventually affects our strength.
The danger of difficult times is that people can fall away and grace can run out on them during the period.
Difficult seasons can take the shine/glow away from our lives if we are not tapping into the grace of God which is available to us.
Difficult times and seasons can also negatively affect our spiritual life.

The Bible informs about a difficult time on the earth when many who knew the Lord will depart from the faith.
That season is called the great falling away.
It is a time/season on earth before the Lord's return. I believe we have come into that time.
2 Thessalonians 2:1-3

Difficulty is a major reason people choose to fall away from God.
If we give up in difficult times/times of adversity, it is because our strength is small.
Proverbs 24:10
Times of difficulty can overcome our strength if our strength is small.
In these times we need to tap into the strength that God's grace gives, we need to receive the strength of God for our weak areas.

The grace of God empowers us to live above sin and overcome difficulty.
Romans 6:14
It takes God's grace to have the wisdom to make the most of our spiritual life when times are easier for us  before the evil days come.
Ecclesiastes 12:1
The evil days are the dark times.
It is usually a time of helplessness, powerlessness, and difficulty.

Elijah experienced such a season in his life when he fled from Jezebel.
At such a time Elijah felt like giving up and even asked God to take his life.
1 Kings 19:1-5
Moses went through such a time, he was provoked  to anger by the children of Israel and missed the promised land.
Numbers 20:9-11
Samson went through such a time, it led to the loss of his eyes and dying in a way he didn't need to die.
Judges 16:21-30
Samson, Elijah, and Moses still made an impact in life because of the grace of God upon their lives.

Jesus also went through a season of adversity and difficulty which He called the hour of darkness.
Luke 22:53
He overcame it, He was full of grace.
John 1:14
If Jesus needed grace you will need it too.
You will need to take advantage of the grace available to you now in Christ Jesus to prepare for the difficult times the world is in and that's still ahead.
1 Corinthians 1:4


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