What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger by Jeremy Lopez

By Jeremy Lopez
"But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you." (1 Peter 5:10 KJV) It's perhaps the most widely misunderstood theme within all of life and a theme that seems all too often forgotten about, suffering.  I'm so pleased to announce to the world the release of my newest book, What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger; now available worldwide – with members of my monthly book club receiving the very first, signed copies, as always.  Suffering isn't popular.  It isn't easy.  Let's face it, no one wants to hurt. 
What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger by Jeremy Lopez
 
 
 
By Jeremy Lopez
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"But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you." (1 Peter 5:10 KJV)
 
It's perhaps the most widely misunderstood theme within all of life and a theme that seems all too often forgotten about: suffering.  I'm so pleased to announce to the world the release of my newest book, What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger; now available worldwide – with members of my monthly book club receiving the very first, signed copies, as always.  Suffering isn't popular.  It isn't easy.  Let's face it, no one wants to hurt.  When suffering comes, she doesn't discriminate.  When suffering comes, she gives no regard of your successes and accomplishments.  Whether you're the head of a successful business or even a celebrity, when suffering comes, you will be forced to hurt and to endure pain just as all the rest. As I began to meditate upon what would come to be the inspiration for my newest book, I found myself beginning to question how for centuries organized religion has dismissed pain and suffering as little more than just the "attacks" of the "enemy."  According to the scriptures, suffering serves a purpose and is part of the plan of God for our lives.  When we hurt, when we endure hardship, and, yes, even when it seems like we're being forced to walk through the flames of the furnace, a very real treasure is being revealed within us and through us as the glory of Christ is made known.  When you find yourself walking through Hell, keep going!  
 
All throughout the scriptures, we find that many times things seemed to go from bad to sometimes much, much worse before they ever got better – even though organized religion never likes to admit it. Joseph the Dreamer went from a pit and then to a prison before ever being elevated to his position in the palace. The three Hebrew believers found their deliverance only after the fires were made hotter and only after they were cast into the furnace.  Peter didn't preach on the Day of Pentecost until after he had been "sifted as wheat," and even Jesus himself did not return unto Galilee until he had first endured the wilderness.  Your suffering serves a purpose; it serves a very Heavenly-inspired plan.  The Word of the LORD through the Prophet Isaiah declares that we are called while in the "furnace of affliction."  We sometimes forget that.  Religion, as always, has done a great and a terrible disservice to the Body of Christ and to the world at large by erroneously, falsely claiming that as long as we "believe" everything will always be easy, smooth-sailing. It's a lie, and it's time you understood that.  Your hardship, your struggle, and your moments of affliction in no way mean that you're separated from God; those afflictions serve to remind you that you're being called to something even greater.  There can be no "100 Fold Realm" or even a "60 Fold Realm" without first passing through the "40 Fold Realm" – the realm of tribulation.  40 has always been symbolic of tribulation and struggle – from the children of Israel being forced to wander for 40 years in the wilderness to Jesus enduring 40 days being tempted of the Devil.  If you truly desire to experience the "100 Fold Realm" of God, you're going to be forced to pass through the furnaces of affliction. 
 
It's time to grow up in Christ and begin to think differently with the mature mind of Christ.  Today, even at the slightest moment of discomfort, we immediately "rebuke it," "cast it out," and "stand against it" in faith.  When hardship and trials come, we immediately think that we're being attacked.  But what if that isn't always the case?  What if suffering, as the epistle of Peter claims, is one of the many, many processes of God by which the inner Christ is revealed?  What if suffering serves to establish us?  All throughout the scriptures, we find one resounding truth regarding the element of suffering in life:  "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger!"  I invite you today to purchase my brand new book, What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger, and my hope and prayer for you is that you would begin to recognize the process at work in the midst of your pain.  If you find yourself hurting today, it only means that you're being prepared for something even greater than you have ever dared to imagine.  As we prepare to enter 2020, why not begin to desire greater strength and greater faith?  Why not begin to desire an even greater level of maturity in Christ?  Why not desire even greater glories?  To obtain all that you've been promised, it will be demanded of you that you hurt sometimes.  But when suffering has completed her work, you will be established. You will be stronger in the end. You'll be better for it all.  
 
Jeremy Lopez
 

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