We have been looking Romans 12 which is teaching us to present ourselves to God as living sacrifices. Faithfulness to the Lord means not being conformed to this world (cf. Romans 12:2), thinking about others and ourselves properly as we use our gifts (cf. Romans 12:3-8), loving others with hypocrisy (cf. Romans 12:9-10), and maintaining our zeal for the Lord (cf. Romans 12:11). But what does faithfulness look like when life is hard? What does it look like to be living sacrifices during affliction and hardships? Much of the rest of Romans 12 is going to address what life on the altar looks like during difficult times. Our lesson today will focus on the directions given to us in Romans 12:12. The apostle Paul gives us three directions for how to be living sacrifices when suffering…
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