T&T

Anything worth having in this life will cost you something - and the same is true of our relationship with God. Salvation is free, but discipleship will cost us our lives. For this reason, we should not think it strange when tests and trials come. Suffering is not optional for the Believer; it is part of God's redemptive plan.

Many of us want to experience the POWER of His resurrection without the fellowship of His suffering, but it doesn't work that way! Jesus Himself taught that those who suffer with Him will also reign with Him. No cross. No crown.

Therefore, we should endure hardship as a good soldier. Do not run from your trials or resist the testing of your faith. It's all a setup for your eternal reward!