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Staying Spiritually Strong in Affliction · Divine515 Podcast

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  Welcome to the intercessor's corner where life's questions
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  and topics are met with biblical truth and
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  spirit led wisdom.
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  Here's this week's work to fuel and fortify
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  your prayer walk.
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  Today, I'd like to talk about staying spiritually
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  strong in affliction.
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  The scripture that I'm gonna be using today
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  comes from Romans twelve and twelve,
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  be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful
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  in prayer.
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  And I wanna start off by saying that
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  I've often heard the saying that people aren't
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  impatient. They just don't like to wait.
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  However, upon closer examination
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  this phrase reveals a lot more about human
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  nature than we'd care to realize.
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  What it shows us is that without God's
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  help we are prone to failure and collapse,
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  especially when faced with difficulties.
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  Life isn't without its seasons of distress
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  or moments where the weight of trials feels
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  unbearable and faith is tested to its core,
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  Whether it's loss, uncertainty,
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  emotional strain, or spiritual fatigue,
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  life's hardships
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  isn't a detour from our walk with God.
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  It's actually part of the journey,
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  but here's the reality
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  of being afflicted.
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  Affliction is not always the result of wrongdoing.
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  Sometimes
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  it is the crucible through which our faith
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  is being refined.
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  When hardship comes, it reveals what we truly
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  believe.
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  Do we crumble
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  or do we turn toward the one who
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  holds all things together?
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  The truth is
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  it's easy to lose hope when our circumstances
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  don't change.
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  It's tempting to let go of prayer when
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  answers feel delayed,
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  and it's difficult to find joy when the
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  heart is heavy.
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  But this is exactly where wisdom,
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  guidance, and spiritual strength come into play.
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  It's so important
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  to stay spiritually strong.
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  In seasons of struggle, it's important to stay
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  anchored in Christ.
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  Now this doesn't mean denying your emotions,
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  but it does mean choosing to remain steadfast
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  even in the face of difficulty.
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  Instead of striving to understand every detail,
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  trust that God is working in the unseen.
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  Rejoicing in hope isn't naive.
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  It's powerful.
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  It says God is still good even when
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  life isn't.
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  Hope is what gives strength to wait,
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  to believe,
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  and to keep moving forward
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  rather than crushing
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  your your faith or rushing to fix everything.
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  Allow affliction to develop your endurance.
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  Patience
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  doesn't imply passivity,
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  it reflects a steady inward strength
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  rooted in faith.
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  And above all,
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  stay devoted to prayer.
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  It is the open line of communication
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  between you and your heavenly father.
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  Prayer keeps you grounded,
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  focused,
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  and connected
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  even when words feel hard to form.
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  It invites peace into chaos,
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  perspective
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  into confusion,
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  and guidance
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  into uncertainty.
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  Yes.
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  Hardships will come,
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  but through the grace of God, they don't
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  have to break you.
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  Let your faith be stretched,
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  not shattered.
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  Let prayer become your breath,
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  not just your backup plan.
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  And above all,
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  keep your eyes
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  fixed on the one who never wastes pain.
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  He's your strength,
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  your wisdom,
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  and your joy
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  even in the fire.
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  Thank you for joining me in the intercessor's
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  corner. If today's word encouraged you, be sure
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