If believing or having faith in God was all benefit and no cost, everyone would believe and have faith. However, believing or having faith in God has a cost and because there is a cost to believing and having faith, the wheat is separated from the chaff. Afflictions and how you bear up under your afflictions tell God how much you love Him and how much you are willing to sacrifice for Him. We want a faith where there are no afflictions and all blessings. We want blessings but we must understand our faith also brings afflictions. Our faith brings afflictions because God will not feed our greed and ego by structuring our faith system so there is no hardship. As lowly sinners all, we all want the big payoff from God without paying in anything. However, your belief and faith in God will require you to pay a price. Get used to it. Get over it. Glory in it!!! Your belief may require you to suffer greatly. However, if you expect your faith to not come with afflictions, your faith will not last very long. Strong faith weathers every storm of afflictions. Weak faith falters under afflictions. To be long-lasting your belief must rest upon a foundation of quiet power and inner strength, both of which can dominate every affliction. Most of all, your faith or your belief in God must be grounded in what you can give to God, not grounded in what you can receive from God.
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