We are not to be frightened by circumstances. Trials will come, persecution will come. Affliction drives us to our knees, into a greater dependence on the Lord; He is all we have - God in us. God uses affliction to prove who we are, to prove that we belong to Him. Just live for Jesus; seek to honor and glorify Him. Be ready! Are you ready?

Matt. 24:1-9, Heb. 10:26-27, 2 Cor.3:13, 1 Thess.5:3, 2 Tim. 1:3, Matt. 13:20-21, 2 Cor. 1:3-6, 2 Cor. 4:16-18, 2 Cor. 6:1-6, 2 Cor. 7:4, Col. 1:24, Rom. 13:1, Matt. 5:10-12, John 17:14, 1 Pet. 4:12-14