People with faith and people without faith in the Bible all go through hardships. Those who go through hardships outside of the Bible may see it as an opportunity to overcome future problems. People with faith on the other hand may see it a sign or a calling from God. This may be true, but what does a Shincheonji congregation see hardships as?
A Shincheonji congregation sees hardships as nothing but a problem because of this a certain mindset that can be seen all throughout the Bible. The Bible shows God's hardships for so many years that amount to the thousands. As a believer who is able to see the Bible as a whole, one is able to find every hardship as a test to grow their faith even more. Through hardships believers must be able to overcome that hardship using the Bible. The Bible is filled with hope that no hardship is worth going through. If the disciples were able to go through death which can be weighted as the greatest hardship, then we have to ask ourselves how they were able to do this.
The reason in which the disciples were able to overcome every single hardship was because they saw a hope that was worth greater than their lives. Let us ask ourselves if we see the hope to overcome any circumstance. If the hope is unclear, we must be able to now understand God's heart through the word. God has recorded many characters in the scriptures to show us how to overcome, and this is something a believer must take into consideration. The word is full of hope, but how much of that hope do you see?
May everyone be able to pray earnestly with the heart of finding this hope so that one may be able to overcome the circumstances of their lives and even more help others overcome theirs.
