{"id":4497,"date":"2020-04-07T20:48:43","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T20:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wpmu.azurewebsites.net\/nlt\/?p=4497"},"modified":"2021-12-08T09:20:34","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T09:20:34","slug":"holy-week-reading-plan-day-3-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/2020\/04\/07\/holy-week-reading-plan-day-3-faith\/","title":{"rendered":"Holy Week Reading Plan Day 3: Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

“But Jesus said,\u00a0‘Peter, let me tell you something. Before the rooster crows tomorrow morning, you will deny three times that you even know me.’\u201d Luke 22:34, NLT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Article from the Life Recovery Bible<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It is easy to lose faith when we are troubled. As we are buffeted about by the storms of life, we may feel like the faith we once had has slipped away. We may begin to feel anger toward God. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simon Peter had his ups and downs with God. On the night Simon Peter would deny him, Jesus said to him, \u201cSimon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift each of you like wheat. But I have pleaded in prayer for you, Simon, that your faith should not fail. So when you have repented and turned to me again, strengthen your brothers\u201d (Luke 22:31-32).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jesus pointed out that Simon had an assailant in the spiritual realm. Jesus knew Peter would be attacked and \u201csifted,\u201d but he also was confident that afterward Peter would return to God. Wheat is sifted by throwing it repeatedly into the air. The kernels are separated from the chaff as the lighter chaff is carried away by the wind. All that remain are the good, solid wheat kernels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We should not be surprised that we face times when our faith seems to disappear. We may feel as if we are being ripped open and our faith is being blown away like chaff. But we needn\u2019t worry. We will find the core of our faith again. And when we do, we will be all the better for it\u2014and better able to encourage others, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Look inside the Life Recovery Bible<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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