Am I The Only One?

"Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world. And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. 
(1 Peter 5:9-10)

There are those times when we go through trials, that we feel like we are the only one who is suffering. I have heard this said, all of my life.
"If you take time to look around, you will find someone who is in worse shape than yourself."

I know that Christians in different parts of the world are being persecuted, and are giving up their lives for the sake of Jesus Christ. The question comes: When we go through a time of trial, does it help to know that others are suffering as well? Is this any consolation? I believe it should.

In our text, Peter tells his readers (and us) that we, along with our brothers & sisters in Christ, all over the world, are battling Satan, and suffering for the cause of Christ. As Christians, we are apart of a world-wide partnership, in the cause of the Gospel.

Together, we suffer, but together we give testimony of the hope we have in Christ, for all eternity. And that's should give us a great deal of comfort, and a strong sense of purpose. And that is what keeps us going, in the midst of trial. GP

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