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My Bible reading today was 1 Peter 4, and the opening of this chapter struck me. "Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because whoever suffers in the body is done with sin. As a result, they do not live the rest of their earthly lives for evil human desires, but rather for the will of God. For you have spent enough time in the past doing what pagans choose to do—living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing and detestable idolatry. They are surprised that you do not join them in their reckless, wild living, and they heap abuse on you."

It seemed so timely with my relapse yesterday. We suffer indeed, not giving in to our desires, but it is through this suffering that we purify ourselves from sin. The world can laugh at us and ridicule us, they can mock us as too "uptight" and "Puritan" for not giving in to worldly decay. But we are focused on something better, our heavenly reward. When we spend eternity in heaven with God, the present persecution won't even be a thought. Stay strong, brothers and sisters.