There is help in retaining our faith, even when it is very difficult.
The persecution of Christians, as in the time of the communistic countries and some Arabic countries, may seem to us as a situation far away, with little relevance to our day-to-day lives. Perhaps that is why this next passage from the first book of Peter…
We can call ourselves believers, when we believe in something that transcends us. We can call ourselves Christians when we lay our lives in God’s hands, and trust Him to grant us forgiveness from our sins and an everlasting future.