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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nI struggled to stand in what felt like a convection oven\u2014112 degrees Fahrenheit with a twenty-mile-per-hour wind. The soft ground and howling wind meant I had as much sand in my sandals as beneath them. Those conditions were definitely not conducive to a long, leisurely visit. So, what is the Tree of Life’s key to survival in that hostile environment?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Key to Survival in Unfriendly Conditions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Sometimes, we ask about the key to survival for persecuted Christians. How can they remain faithful? Many live in countries no more welcoming than the desert. How can their faith flourish in a culture that denigrates or even forbids Christianity? How can ours<\/a>? The Bahrain Tree of Life points us in the right direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As believers, we possess the key to survival\u2014an invisible water supply, the one Jesus promised. \u201cWhoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them\u201d (John 7:38<\/a>). Christians who live in countries where Christianity is countercultural and costly must find nonverbal ways of sharing their faith. Jesus\u2019 declaration that his followers are salt and light in a hungry and dark world reveals the way (Matthew 5:13, 14<\/a>). Even in places with more freedom, nothing speaks louder than our actions. We can do what Jesus calls us to do because he gives us what we need\u2014the strength and power of his Spirit. The only contribution he asks from us is obedience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n How will you live out your faith today?<\/p>\n\n\nThe Key to Survival by Nancy Lucenay on Beyond the Front Door <\/a><\/span>Share on X<\/a><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Bahrain Tree of Life, thriving in the desert with no clear water source, parallels the resilience of persecuted Christians who flourish against adversity. Scientists speculate an underground water supply sustains the tree, symbolizing Christians’ unseen spiritual sustenance. The tree inspires believers to live by faith and rely on Jesus’ support and strength.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3118,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[383,146],"tags":[483,460,459,480,482],"class_list":["post-3108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-following-jesus","category-missions","tag-bahrain","tag-beyond-the-front-door","tag-nancy-lucenay","tag-the-key-to-survival","tag-tree-of-life"],"yoast_head":"\n