We can not give up, for in God victory is certain.

That phrase always intrigued me, because I kept asking myself, “How can suffering, pain and loss contribute and contribute to the good of those who love God?”

I imagined that for God’s loved ones there would only be celebration, contentment, joy, absence of problems. But I have discovered one thing: the peace that God gives us is not the absence of difficulties, but the certainty of victory in the midst of difficulty. What leads a soldier to continue fighting, even seeing his companions being killed at his side, is sure that he will win, a certainty that is confused with hope. If he believed that his army would lose, there would be no point in fighting.

With Christians it happens more or less in the same way: they suffers, they cry, they smile, they gets tired, they recovers the strength and begin to fight again, but they do not give up, because God gave a certainty to each one and like “in Christ we are more than winners, “victory is certain, and it is God who guarantees it.

When we learn to accept situations with the eyes of faith, we can see beyond suffering and see, ahead of us, the victory that the Lord has already given us.

The example of the ant

It is said that a boy was joking and began to watch a small ant carrying a grain of rice on his back. He decided then to see how far that ant would go with its courage. He noticed that there was an obstacle, seemingly invincible to it, right there in front of it: it was a small wall, but for it became the biggest challenge of her life.

“What will I do?” Thought the ant. “Should I leave the grain of rice and go up without it? That will be easier! Oh, but I got here, and right after the wall is I am already already home. I already know! Will not give up! I’ll take the grain on my back, yes! “

Then the boy watched the persistence of that ant. The first time, it ended up slipping and falling. This happened several times. The boy watched to see if he quit. After falling 69 times, the ant wanted to give himself one more chance, as he believed he would succeed. Finally, on the 70th attempt, it succeeded and achieved its goal.

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We, too, Christians, can not give up before the obstacles of life. We need to believe that we will be winners and move on. After all, as the boy watched the ant and ended up learning from it, there are also many people who watch us and need our example to overcome their difficulties too.

Be courageous and live all situations with faith in the Lord, for, in fact, everything competes for the good of those who love God!

By Father Clóvis Andrade de Melo 
Missionary of the Canção Nova Community