It will be tough for believers in Christ as the end times draw in. A major challenge will be encountering the growing degree of violence in life. As we come to Christ we are called to remain in the circumstances we were already in. If we can escape a high degree of enslavement in those circumstances, good. Yet many will have to overcome violent circumstances, and all the more as the Beast kingdom emerges. We who believe must overcome much. (The Book of Revelation tells of the blessings of doing so.) As we are purified from past sins by the workings within us and among us of the Holy Spirit, we have to overcome the results of the life we previously lived, the reaping of what we previously sowed. We have to deal with choices we previously made, such as career choices. These choices might have made it unavoidable to engage in violence, perhaps on a day to day basis. Once we are purified, we are called to stay in our existing circumstances, but to overcome the evils with the good of Christ’s Way. Every person has a course of life given them, but many have already lived that kind of life before we did, facing the same kinds of challenges. We might find encouragement from how they overcame. Even if we are not involved in human wars, we have this set of challenges like a war. It gets worse as the end gets nearer, but it is still just like the experience of those who went before. This is our calling. We must also learn to face challenges with new weapons unlike worldly weapons. They are non-violent alternative solutions to problems we must face. Many will misunderstand what we must learn to do. Our prayers in particular are a new instrument of justice. Prayers, relationships, testimonies, all serve heavenly purposes to replace the worldly more violent ways. Everything with love. In the name of Jesus the Christ.
