MY HARD JOBS

My Hard Jobs – Ken Ebright

"But he said to me, 'My grace is enough for you. When you are weak, my power is made perfect in you.'” (2 Corinthians 12:9 NCV)

My pastor keeps talking about us believers having to do hard things. That made me think about how I have had to do a lot of hard things in life. I am no one special; everyone has to do hard things. At my first job, we had bad equipment, which made it difficult for me to work. The company did not want to spend money on getting new equipment.

In my current job, I am doing something that no one wants to do. Prior to my employment, they'd had trouble keeping the position filled.

I recently started doing street evangelism, which is something that very few Christians want to do. It can be really tough because when I mention Jesus, people tend to move away from me. 

It’s sad to see people reject Jesus; I just wanted to make a difference. It made Jesus sad when people rejected Him to His face when He died on the cross.

We all have to do difficult things in life, whether on the job or witnessing on the streets. There have been times when I did not know how I would make it. Needless to say, I do get discouraged when things get hard, but I need to remember that His grace is sufficient. 

He gives me the strength to do the rough things in life. If I ask, He can give me the power to cope with the hard job, and He can take a weak body and give me physical, emotional, and spiritual strength to do what He wants.