Rom 8:17 And since we are His children, we are His heirs. In fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God's glory. But if we are to share His glory, we must also share His suffering.

Maybe in our lives we should read this scripture when we first get saved. But then we might have quit the first day and not read the rest of Gods promises to us. No one likes the suffering part, not even Jesus enjoyed it that much or He would have just said give me the cross not if there is any other way Father. Jesus went through hell, literally, for His ministry on earth, so it probably ought to catch our attention for our lives.

Gen 15:6 And Abram believed the LORD, and the LORD counted him as righteous because of his faith.

God had this scripture written down for our sakes. Remember we are heirs of Abraham's promise in Genesis 12:2&3. But the reason he received this promise was his simple faith in the LORD that God had put there to be used and he used it. We have to believe God exactly like Abraham to receive the fruit of our faith. Abraham didn't have to believe God and there were definitely times when it was hard to believe, but he did and God counted it as righteousness for him. He really showed his faith in God when God told him to offer Isaac, his son of promise, as a sacrifice.

Heb 11:17 It was by faith that Abraham offered Isaac as a sacrifice when God was testing him. Abraham, who had received God's promises, was ready to sacrifice his only son, Isaac, (18) even though God had told him, "Isaac is the son through whom your descendants will be counted." (19) Abraham reasoned that if Isaac died, God was able to bring him back to life again.

Do you see that? Abraham believed, If God had too, he would raise Isaac from the dead. This is faith! But you can also be like others in the Word of God who counted their heritage and faith as nothing. Esau sold his birthright for a bowl of soup (Genesis 25). King Saul sold out for pride (1Samuel 15). King Ahab sold out for grapes (1Kings 21). Judas sold out for 30 pieces of silver (Matthew 26).

Mat 10:22 And all nations will hate you because you are My followers. But everyone who endures to the end will be saved.

Everyone on the face of this earth lives in the valley of decision. We have to decide which way our lives should go. God spoke clearly to Joshua in Joshua chapter 1 to read, meditate on and live His word. God also, sternly, commanded Joshua to be strong and courageous, but He did it with a promise that He would continually be with Him. The book of Proverbs reassures us in chapter 8:21 Those who love me inherit wealth. I will fill their treasuries. Now if this isn't a great promise what is. God with us, we love Him, we inherit His wealth! Great isn't it? So why do so many walk in their own path? It is a hard decision when you try looking at everything in the natural instead of the supernatural. In the book of Isaiah chapter 57 God admonishes us to make a good decision based on faith not on feelings. In verse 13 He tells us “ whoever trusts in Me will inherit the land and possess My holy mountain”. And then He tells us in verse 20 those who still reject Me are like the restless sea, which is never still but continually churns up mud and dirt. If you are to ever have peace in Christ you have to trust Him and His promise's to you. James and Peter both learned this in the New Testament when they both wrote down basically the same words, humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time He will lift you up in honor. Keep looking to God no matter how difficult the decision is to make with the reassurance in your heart everything will be good in His time.