Discouragement

Happy Sunday! This morning our team split up and went to a couple different churches. I found myself at a place called Miracle Life family Church, with 8 of my teammates. The pastor had a really good message, it was titled: Don't be discouraged. He said that God doesn't promise that our journey will be pain/trial free. Quite the contrary to be honest. He showed us some stories in the Bible where the person was doing what God said to do, walking in the center of His plan and yet there were challenges. Big ones. God warned Ezekiel that the Israelites were a rebellious people and that they might not listen, but that their response didn't matter. What mattered was Ezekiel's obedience, despite knowing that it would be hard. He challenged us that so many Christians try to choose the easiest path, and sometimes they even feel like God is obligated to give them comfort. This is not the case. The more leadership that God entrusts to you the harder it will be and the more you will need to rely on God's strength, not your own. The more responsibility you carry, the more you will be asked to lay down your rights. Rights to sleep, money, time, privacy, and comfort (to name a few). So when you're walking with God and something diffcult is happening, DON'T BE DISCOURAGED. God is with you.