Dear sister rizen1,
thank you for posting this information.
May you be enriched on every side, dear sister and know each day the bountiful blessing of our Lord.
Prayer is powerful and our brothers and sisters who suffer for their faith in Jesus Christ the Lord, pray for us in the west.. that we do not wax cold or lukewarm... and pray for our safety.
How much more then should we pray for those who suffer for our King.
Please consider this as well....
we lack one vital aspect of our life, in general.... that is ... joy.
Yet it is joy, the joy of the Lord, that keeps the suffering saint in his or her time of trial and persecution... and with joy there is hope.
So let us ask that our brothers and sisters have the joy of the Lord in the fullness that He gives it to His beloved children, that they may not only endure but shine His glory in the midst of their sufferings.
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Hebrews 12:2
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
Matthew 5:10-12
Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.
Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.
Luke 6:22-23
let us praise the name of Jesus
Bless you ....><>
Br. Bear
