No matter where Paul went, he was always gathering people or disciples to encourage them. If we had encountered all these troubles like Paul did, we would probably be filled with complaints. Paul, on the other hand, didn't complain at all and always encouraged people wherever they went, which was truly precious. This is an important virtue while we serve God - No matter what troubles we encounter, we need to stay faithful to the mission that God entrusted us. One I passed by a church, and three English words on its door drew my attention and made a lasting impression inside me: Never give up. May God help us - Never give up and never be afraid!
When we serve God, we should never give up easily. No matter how many times we are hurt and defeated, we must keep in mind that God is still sitting on the throne. We need to encourage one another so that we can lift the morale of all brothers and sisters in serving God, and we also need to depend on the word of God and power of the Holy Spirit. An army is capable of fighting because of its morale; when the morale is high, it can defeat the enemy no matter how vicious it is. The spiritual army works the same way; no matter how vicious is the enemy before us, if we have strong morale, we can depend on God to defeat the enemy. We need to encourage each other to lift our spiritual morale so that we may all be edified.
Paul understood the importance of high spiritual morale; therefore, no matter where he went, he already encourage people and disciples. Also, Paul never gave up and was not afraid because he had an optimistic attitude. He didn't just only look at the circumstance, but he trusts the Lord who's master of the circumstance, and that became the motivation for his ministry and source of his strength. May God help us to keep on moving forward and to depend on him everyday no matter what kind of difficulty we encounter!
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