2 Corinthians 4:1 (NIV) Therefore, since through God's mercy we have this ministry, we do not lose heart.
2 Corinthians 4:16 (NIV) Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.
Revelation 2:3-5 (NKJV) 3 and you have persevered and have patience, and have labored for My name's sake and have not become weary. 4 Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love. 5 Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works, or else I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its place--unless you repent.
D. L. Moody's house in Chicago burned down twice; his Chicago YMCA building burned three times. Moody raised funds for the rebuilding each time. —"D.L. Moody," Christian History
Elesha Hodge, comp., Today's Best Illustrations – Volumes 1-4, (Carol Stream, IL: Christianity Today, 1997), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, Under: "AFFLICTIONS".
