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Intro-
There are key moments that we have to ask ourselves, “is this the hard part of doing the right thing or is it hard because it’s the wrond thing”
Ironically, God uses such moments to clarify our direction and to confirm our resolve.
And to train us in teh ways of long-term resiliency in faith.
There is an old saying, “if it were easy, everyone would do it.”
That’s becaus you hit hard spots that may check you, but in certain areas, you just power through.
Because it’s what you do.
But I think you can say a little more.
It’s also true that some things not being easy is what keeps you from running astray in a hundred different directions.
IOW- difficulty filters out distractions (not all, but some)
If it weren’t difficult, I would learn to do auto body work, restore campers, skateboard, go rock climbing, and be an astronaut… (WHAT ABOUT YOU?)
YThe fact that many things are difficult after teh first step or two is what keeps us from wasting lots of life resource on what’s not worthwhile for us.
But here’s the problem—sometimes difficulyt isn’t meant to stop you, it’s meant to season you.
** Cf re: man with talents—told to “occupy”
Two things become clear--
1- there is a struggle to what I am meant to do
2- I am meant to struggle through until I get there
** But I think a third thing is in the echo of the background—challenges will both clarify and confirm that one thing
*** Mentions this 17 times in his letters—runs through them all, b/c not occasion-specific, but part of all of his life.
But that’s easy in summary.
YOu might simply ask, “what’s on your mind day and night.
Where do some of your most intense conversations go, pos or neg.
What can you not not do (a la 1co9)
Two Q’s remain—flow from this--
what are you all about?
what are you doing with what you’re all about (not as chore, but in living life)
Watch Paul and learn the process of perseverance--
By the end of Acts, he is diong his thing in Rome
*** Paul saw himself as apostle to gentiles.
And what better place to be to become apostle to gentile than gentile central.
I could move to Atlanta dn have ministry to hindus, but how much more if I move to India?
BUt even more, tere in Rome, Paul saw the coalescence of his ministry—as it would be through the gentiles that God would make His people jealous and call them back to Himself.
So Rome was HUGE in his mind.
Maybe yours isn’t preaching, and maybe not getting to Rome, but there are things that are meant to be durable pursuits in your life.
And just like any durable pursuit, it will only become durable by testing and development.
So let’s take a look—two things that will cause you to consider escaping what is really meant to be essential to your life:
1- the demand of the process
consider TSA today—imagine customs agents with no computer, ticket sales on glorified fishing boat (shore boat)
consider ticketing process, boarding and de-boarding
consider the pace—5-8 mph with a good wind—Cf going through Newnan and having a 1:25 min trip become 2hr.
I sat in my car for 2 hours!
AC Stereo.
Donut!
Logistical demands
Financial Demands
Relational Demands
Physical Demands (outwardly we are wasting away…)
2- the discipline of challenge
sometimes as “warning” or opposition
sometimes as friendly advice to escape
“take care of yourself
Cf Jesus --”friends” offer “out”—common sense
*** Paul refused to rescue himself
*** This goes back to beginning
gal
*** Cf his concern—people leaving him- abandoning him (Demas, etc)
*** Cf concern- John Mark...
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**** What helps?
return to the original word
lean on the church (keeps going in)
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