*DAILY DEW 8/DECEMBER/2023* *How to Be Strengthened* (2) _Key Bible Text:_ *"And after you have undergone pain for a little time, the God of all grace who has given you a part in his eternal glory through Christ Jesus, will himself give you strength and support, and make you complete in every good thing."* (1 Peter 5:10 (BBE)) _Bible Insight:_ Pain. A word we don't like. No one does. Yet, a word no one will escape both for good & bad reasons. Pain is so commonly hated that anyone who claims to like pain is tagged a sadist. No pain, no gain. A commonly accepted fact that this generation & the next is bent on avoiding by every conceivable means possible. Instead, "pain" has been conveniently replaced by "easy". Such self deceit. No true or lasting victory or success is painless. It does not exist. The ability to endure pain for a while is what it means to possess strength. Pain endured, is strength gained. Pain excused, is strength forfeited. Pain is actually not an enemy, as many believe. Pain is necessary for anything of worth to be built. Pain is the brother or close relative of stress. A generation that is stress intolerant is always going to fall for cheap scam and schemes. A generation of yahoo yahoo and quick get rich schemes & money rituals, is evidence that many have lost the ability to embrace or endure the stress necessary to build & retain decent success in any well meaning venture. Even in the kingdom, God does not promise us a painless or stress-less Journey but one filled with his grace to enable us face the music. _MEDITATION:_ *Work is not only a product of strength, but actually the source of strength. No man develops the strength of their muscles by lack of exercise but by the work of regular exercise.* *#DavidJoshuaEgbochuo* *#Daily_Wisdom_for_living* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#The_Rise_of_An_Army* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#Hello_DECEMBER,2023* ❤ Links To Visit: *FB Pages* https://www.facebook.com/DavidJoshuaEgbochuo/ https://www.facebook.com/thedavidgen/ https://www.facebook.com/THEREVIVALCORPS/ *Telegram Group:* https://t.me/joinchat/NzXQlVc9Hx7LfaRSnh9fHg Feel Free to Share with Friends. God bless you...