Rejoice in Suffering
Not only do we rejoice in our salvation, but we rejoice in suffering.
“Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake”
Colossians 1:24 NASB2020
The Bible challenges us to rejoice always.
Paul takes rejoicing always to another level.
Ministry is hard. I’ve had it slap me in the face. It is hard to rejoice in suffering. In fact, I’ve been so nearsighted that I’ve given up.
Craig Groeschel today challenged the Global Leadership Summit to find your obsession. You must be obsessed with something to rejoice in your sufferings. Otherwise, you could never go through the suffering, let alone rejoice in it.
Without the commitment it takes to pursue an obsession through difficult times, you will stop when the going gets tough.
What are you obsessed about so much, you will not only go through suffering for it, you will rejoice in the suffering?