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Believing in the midst of longsuffering!

What does longsuffering mean? There are different ways in which one can suffer long. But the fact that we will suffer, stands true. In this life, there will be many trials that come our way. I remember, I used to ask God, "Why Lord"? But now, my prayer is ... Show me what You want me to learn through my trials Jesus. I want to continue growing in You. As Christians, we like the thought of sharing in Christ's glory, but what about sharing in His sufferings? Long suffering is love on trial, it's  being patient. The real test of patience is not in the waiting, but how we act while we are waiting. Websters defines, "Long Suffering" as: Suffering without complaint; very patient during hard times. Ouch! I  admit that I have failed in my long sufferings. Trials can be hard, but they are needed in order for us to continue to grow and I've learned that... "Things can always be worse". We suffer for different reasons. Here are just a fe...