How to Endure All Things
Do you ever feel like your life is a battle and you are not sure if you will make it through tomorrow? I know what it feels like to be attacked by situations that are out of your control.
I was living a normal life until a traumatic car accident changed my circumstances forever.
In a newspaper article, my father is quoted as saying, “After a serious car accident in which Mark was severely injured, we learned how important it is to have God as the foundation for your family.”
Through experience, I have discovered the importance of God being the foundation for everything in my life. The Bible tells us that, “Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it; unless the Lord guards the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.” Psalms 127:1 (NKJV)
Everything I went through has brought me to where I am today and I thank God for all He has done in my life.
The trials and experiences I have faced in life have helped me grow into the person I am today.
Everything I have gone through has only made me a stronger person; it has not beaten me down. As Booker T. Washington said, “Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.”
Through the pain, I have learned the attitude that Paul describes in Philippians: “I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content: I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:11b-13 (NKJV)
Like Paul,
You can endure all situations through Christ who strengthens you.
Looking back at all that God has brought me through in life, I, too, consider it a joy that He has continually given me the strength to overcome all that I have faced. As we overcome afflictions in our lives, we complete the testimony of God providing grace in the midst of suffering. Our sufferings will not be comparable to His, but we can share in His sufferings and present to the world a God that gives hope in all circumstances.
We will always have new things to overcome, but that also means more stories to tell of how God enabled us to do so!
If you’d like to get to know me more, I invite you to download my free ebook “....,” which tells the story of my near-death experience and God’s faithfulness to provide the strength to walk through the valley of death. I know it will richly bless your life and give you encouragement to walk though whatever you might be facing.