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A prayer of faith through suffering by Christine Brown read by Lea Martin.

Resist him standing firm in the faith because you know that the family of believers throughout

the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.

Suffering can leave us feeling isolated like we've been forgotten, left to suffer alone

while life goes on without us.

Never see a social media post from a friend or even your church that made you feel like

you're on the outside looking in.

In difficult times have you felt like no one understood your pain?

Our enemy wants us to think that when we go through hard times we're on our own.

The Peter's words address this so believers will be aware of these lies.

Peter knew how those feelings can leave us vulnerable to attack and he also knew the

truth that would bring hope and freedom in times of great suffering.

First Peter 5.9 reads, resist him standing firm in the faith because you know that the

family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.

There are others who understand what we're going through.

We're stronger when we realize our brothers and sisters in Christ are undergoing the same

kind of suffering that we are.

Our faith grows as we recognize we're stronger together and choose to support one another

in our struggles.

Peter goes on to tell about the hope beyond our suffering.

And the God of all grace who called you to his eternal glory in Christ after you have

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