And yet, it is in those hard, dark moments that the whisper comes. That sweet song of love that picks me up and carries me through the storm yet again. Oh, how I have come to love that tender soul music....
In Hebrews, Chapter 12 it begins....
"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. 2Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart."
This eternal encouragement came to me last week as I worked on my weekly Bible Study Fellowship (BSF) lesson. Oh, how it expressed exactly how I was feeling.
That this race was marked out for me to travel....
....not to travel alone...
....and not to focus on the cracks in the pavement...
...but to look up....
...to look to Jesus to hold me through. That is where my strength is....
I almost can relate to Paul when he wrote in 2 Corinthians, Chapter 12....
v10 "That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong."
Do I like these hardships...no way....do I wish them to stop....yes, please!
But do I treasure the closeness I have felt the LORD hold me through them, without question!!!
That has been the best part....
....to be filled with the Spirit....
....to endure the trials stronger than I was the day before....
....to SHINE during the storm....that is my goal...
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