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Porter:
It's an endurance race, not a sprint – so run it with patience. The trails and temptations you experience develop the godly character traits (traits like patience) that will be required of you if you are to come up in the first resurrection to minister to the world with Jesus. The pressure you feel is worth more than gold because it is literally forming you into what God want's you to be. If you didn't feel the pressure, then maybe you could be worried.

I don't always overcome my temptations, but I've learned that is ok, as there is no condemnation as long as I continue in the endurance race to win Christ. I've probably endured more failures than you have since learning about Jesus. How I haven't lost hope yet is a true miracle and a testament to God's patience. We're going to need God's patience if we are to help Him save the world.

James says it's one thing to say we have faith, but without works of love, patience, endurance, kindness, forgiveness, pity, hope and self-control, our faith is in vain. Learning how to do these things take time. As long as you continue to do these good things, you are being faithful to Jesus and will never fail. When you stumble, remember these good works started and end with Jesus. They are a considerable part of who Jesus is and how He feels about you, despite your shortcomings, and because He knows what you will be in the future. Otherwise, why did Jesus die for you (and with you), me and the whole world? 

God has started a good work in you, Anjel, and He will finish it. You're not a slave because a slave does not know what his master is doing, but you know what He is doing, don't you? So then, that makes you friends with Jesus. ;)

Dave in Tenn:
Endure to the end, and you will be saved/healed/delivered.  Endure.  Hang in there.  To the end.  All the way to the end.  There is no point short of the end which will cut short your endurance.  There's no exit ramp, only the illusion of a short cut.  You will be saved.  Everyone must endure, everyone will be saved.  Because this is all His work.  All of everything is from, by, and for Him.  Keep the faith, and you already have a foretaste of the first resurrection.

Everything is good in the end.  If it's not good yet, it's not the end yet.

Musterseed:
Heb.12:11 For the time being , no discipline brings joy, but seems grievous and painful:
but afterwards it yields a peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.

Remember the apostles rejoiced to get beaten.

Well to parrot Ray, “ God didn’t raise no pansies”

There is nothing wrong with wanting to be one of God’s Elect Anjel, we should want to,
it’s the greatest honour imaginable .Pray for indurance and wisdom because sharing
in fellowship with the suffering of Christ is required. He promised to never forsake us.
I believe Him.
What amazing advise given here for you Anjel. You are greatly loved.

Doug:
Anjel for me even thinking about being an elect is a total waste of energy. We know we can not free will ourselves to be or do anything. We have no idea Gods will on this or anything else in our lives. I think you could have all the knowledge and be a good person and not be an elect. You may struggle mightily and be an elect. Just saying we do not know and will never know until we do. We all wind up in the same place in the end so why worry over Gods will. Just get up each day and do the best you can which is plenty if you truly try.
Doug

ralph:
I've been where you are bro, numerous times.  I've known these truths for almost 20 years and I still experience periods of great weakness when I struggle with certain sins from my past.  There are times when I truly despise and sicken myself for the things I have done and continue to do.  But I am not the same person I was 20 years ago.  I can say with great confidence that my heart has changed. I feel remorse, and a strong desire to do the right thing.  It's a process bro.  We die daily.  I don't focus too much on whether or not I am God's elect because we will all eventually receive life.  I look at the many who do not know these truths, those who are lost and deceived and my desire is to use the wisdom I've gained, the things I have experienced, the truth I have been given, to help bring them to the light. I experienced that very thing just a few weeks ago and perhaps I will share that story at some point.   Hang in there Anjel.  God Bless.

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