{"id":542,"date":"2007-11-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-11-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/contentfeeds\/2007\/11\/thursday-day-3.html"},"modified":"2007-11-28T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2007-11-28T00:00:00","slug":"thursday-day-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/contentfeeds\/2007\/11\/thursday-day-3.html","title":{"rendered":"Something Better Day 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to Nancy Guthrie’s guided journal “Hoping for Something Better,” which she based on her book of the same title<\/a> (Tyndale 2007).
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\nDay 4<\/strong>
\nThere is something better than turning back when the way of faith in Jesus gets hard. It is persevering toward him in spite of heartache and hardship.<\/i>
\nThe writer of Hebrews knew he was talking to people who were already suffering and he knew that their suffering for the cause of Christ was only going to increase in the days ahead. So he gave them the same encouragement that we need when difficulty sweeps into our lives: \u201cHold on. Don\u2019t give up. Keep a firm grasp on Jesus, no matter what comes.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2022 keep up our courage (3:6)
\n\u2022 keep on loving others (6:11)
\n\u2022 hold on to the security of God\u2019s promises (6:18)
\n\u2022 draw near to God (7:19)
\n\u2022 don\u2019t waver in unbelief (10:23)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Don\u2019t we all need that kind of encouragement from the sidelines when life gets hard?
\nWhere do you see yourself pulling back because obedience to Christ has become difficult or standing up for Christ has become costly?
\nHow do these encouragements to persevere in Hebrews help you?
\n–Nancy Guthrie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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