FAITHCAPSULE: The calling of God is not a ticket to escape but entices challenges.

2 Timothy 2

In the life of answering to the calling of God, challenges, hardship, or afflictions can be a life experience. 
Challenges, afflictions, and hardship are always birds of the same feather, and they flock together in the name of trouble. 
Challenges, hardship, and affliction are often found in association or accompany the calling of every called one by God. 
The bible makes us realize in 2 Timothy 2:3-4, “You, therefore, must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier.”
Are you one answering to the calling of God experiencing challenges or hardship?
Is affliction knocking on your path?
Can you consider yourself a good soldier of Jesus Christ?
If yes, be assuredly confident that God never forsakes His called ones, the ones walking in the line of His word that is standing as the soldier for God.
If you are living for God, keep in mind that, regardless of challenges, hardship, or affliction shall not be excused, from you but God shall keep you. 
Psalm 34:19 encourages, “Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him out of them all.”  God never forsakes His children.
Imagine Jeremiah, in the calling of his life God warns him, “They will fight against you, but they shall not prevail against you. For I am with you”, says the LORD, “to deliver you.” (Jeremiah 1:19) 
Do you wonder why God allowed Jeremiah to face any challenge while answering the calling? 
The great thing is that God is God, and He will always have His way. 
God delivers; God is the same God yesterday, today, and forever.          
Challenges will not stop knocking at the life of a believer. 
As a soldier of God, hardship might raise its weapon; affliction will possibly try to take over in the calling of God, but the Lord God shall deliver His own out of them all.
Being an acclaimed believer that is a soldier of Jesus, remain focused on God but not on the challenges of this world. 
As an acclaimed believer, stand as a soldier of Jesus by knowing that God is able. 
A true believer, a soldier of Jesus, must be encouraged that whatever your challenge is today, God alone that is above all shall deliver in all. Answering the calling of God is not enough but fully completing the assignment of God is what counts. 
It is wisdom to know that answering to the calling of God is not a ticket not to experience challenges. Challenges will answer where there is the calling of God, but God shall deliver in all.

Prayer for today: Ask for the enablement of God to endure challenges in His calling over your life.