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7But the end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers. 8And above all things have fervent love for one another, for “love will cover a multitude of sins.” 9Be hospitable to one another without grumbling. 10As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. 11If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
Sometimes we are only confident in our relationship with God when things are going well or when we feel like we are doing good things. God loves you the same in both failure and success. You can be confident in your heavenly Father's plan for you and how He sees you no matter what else is going on in your life. God not only wants us to be confident in how He sees us but wants us to encourage others when things aren't going their way. God loves you no matter the circumstances and His love will help us be strong when it matters most.
The truth is we don't know how much time we have and God wants us to be confident in Him and live like He will be coming back at any moment.
In Luke 22:31-32, Jesus told Peter He was praying for Him that his faith wouldn't fail. Being tested is part of being a Christian. When Jesus told Peter He was praying for Him, He said "when you return" because He knew Peter had a calling to fulfill in the kingdom. You have that same type of gift and calling from God. When your faith is tested, He is there to help you. We think that we are more "with God" when things are going well for us but God is always with us in tough and great circumstances.
Jesus was excited for fulfilling His mission. Not because it would be pleasant but because He knew the outcome that would result once He completed it. We now have that perpetual relationship with God because of what Jesus did.
When you feel like you are in crunch time or going through difficult things, there are three steps you can do to help.