I have looooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnggggggggggg believed THAT!
Thankfully, God plays infinitely better and has infinitely more chips than satan.
And regardless of whatever realities or mix of realities, HE HAS PROMISED to be with me always and to take me post boot camp to be more fully, more 'tangibly' with Him. Sounds like a great deal to me.
KJV Romans 8:18
For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
(Whole Chapter: Romans 8 In context: Romans 8:17-19)
NIV:
Romans 8:18
I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.
(Whole Chapter: Romans 8 In context: Romans 8:17-19)
VIA BIBLE GATEWAY:
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I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. It's interesting that this says the glory will be revealed IN us...I've come to understand the "glory" to be the manifest (that is, the "seen" and "perceived") presence of God. God's presence will be revealed in us.