Give it all you have got! (1 Peter 4:1)
So then, since Christ suffered physical pain, you must arm yourselves with the same attitude he had, and be ready to suffer, too, for if you are willing to suffer for Christ, you have decided to stop sinning. (1 Peter 4:1) As a pastor was preaching about loving God with all your heart and loving your neighbor as well. My mind wondered again to that verse in 1Peter 4:1 saying that I must be ready and willing to suffer like Christ did. The puzzle was now complete in its entirety as loving God with all of my heart is equal to loving my neighbor as myself. It is all connected to that willingness to suffer and give it all you have got. It is first of all, a willingness to suffer rather than, suffering itself, and it's a willingness to suffer for a holy result and boldness in my own life. It is a willingness to suffer in exchange for some fruit of holy favor and flavor. It is not even if you would ever suffer, a suffering that disapp...