The COURAGE TO KEEP GOING Steady Calm Faith 2023 | Slow Living

Trials in life are inevitable. Some problems drain us and weaken our faith or even cause doubt in God's promises. And because of that, you may be one of the people today who wants to quit and give up. Or you want to just simply walk away. We may be weak physically, but God will be the one who empowers and strengthens us spiritually and emotionally. As Apostle Paul said, Our strength will never be enough to keep going. We need God's help through the power of the Holy Spirit to enable us to do the things God wants us to do. So, keep going, my friend, with a steady heart, a sober mind, and a calm spirit. Claim in your heart that God is with you all the time, no matter what situation you may have right now. When I think about the life of Apostle Paul and how he lived it out, he stayed in the challenge, no matter what happened. So, I asked myself, despite all the challenges Paul encountered, what motivated him to keep going? Apostle Paul was bitten many times, always in danger of death. Received many lashes. He was bitten with a rod. Shipwrecks. Frequent danger in journeys from robbers, Gentiles, the wilderness, the deep sea. Threat from false accusations, and so on. Everything in his life is a reason to quit. But he didn't. He persevered because he had this awareness that God was with him. So, let us have this awareness, too, in our mind and heart that God is with us as our Emmanuel. Let's claim with all our hearts that God will never leave us nor forsake us because that is His promise to His children. For this reason, quitting should not be an option. Let's take courage with unshakable faith to keep going as we embrace the new coming year. Happy New Year, my friend.