Eyes Taped Open

Are you a thinker?  I'm asking because after reading todays Extreme Devotion, I was thinking about how often I tend not to think about God in my reaction to persecution.  The story below amazes me.  The spiritual maturity of some of the saints of God who are being persecuted brutally never ceases to amaze me.  I know my heart is not even remotely pure, and I wonder how much more I would see God the way this sister in Christ did when she was being persecuted so horribly.  I think this devotion is a great example of taking the word of God literally, and not only saying I believe in God, but really truly acting in that belief.  I'm going to be thinking about this more today.  Let me know what you think after you're done reading it.  Please leave us a comment.

“I purified my heart of the fear of men, and I learned to see God.”

Me Ling was young when she was arrested for her Christian activities in Communist China. During times of interrogation, the police would torture her to try to force her to betray friends in the underground church.

At first Me Ling was extremely fearful, and she could not see the purpose that God had for her in that terrible place. But then she remembered the teachings of her pastor who had said, “Real suffering lasts only a minute, and then we spend eternity with our awesome Savior.”