坚持

最近看到一篇文章，我觉得它反映着我们的生活。。。
我们很常连续遇到苦难就像放弃。。。
尤其是事奉的道路上，路途坎坷，弯曲，是条不好走的一条道路。。。
虽苦难到临，但我们也应感恩。。。因苦难磨练我们生命素质。。。
一下是我看过的一篇文章：
A man woke up early in order to have his morning devotion
(prayer) in the Lord's house (church/place of worship). He got dressed, set on his way to the Lord's house. On his way to the church, the
man fell and his clothes got dirty. He got up, brushed himself
up, and headed home.

At home, he changed his clothes, and was, again, on his way to
the Lord's house. On his way to the church, he fell again and at
the same spot! He, again, got up, brushed himself off and headed
home. At home he, once again, changed his clothes and was on
his way to the Lord's house.

On his way to the church, he met a man holding a lamp. He asked
the man of his identity and the man replied 'I saw you fall twice
on your way to the church, so I brought a lamp so I can light your
way. The first man thanked him profusely and the two went on their
way to the church. Once at the church, the first man asked the man
with the lamp to come in and pray with him.
The second man refused. The first man asked him a couple more
times and, again, the answer was the same. The first man asked him
why he did not wish to come in and pray.

The man replied, 'I am Satan'. The man was shocked at this reply.
Satan went on to explain, 'I saw you on your way to the Church and it
was I who made you fall. When you went home, cleaned yourself and
went back on our way to the church, God forgave all of your sins. I
made you fall a second time, and even that did not encourage you to
stay home, but rather, you went back on your way to Church. Because
of that, God forgave all the sins of the people of your household. I was
afraid if I made you fall one more time, then God will forgive the sins
of the people of your village, so I made sure that you reached the house
of God (Church) safely.'