Sometimes, what feels like a defeat is merely a detour on the path.
I may have broken my foot but I was still on the road to recovery. God’s way, his path for my recovery, was best—much better than the way we had planned.
Trust the God who guides you.
Read MoreGod allowed Job to ask and ask and ask God to explain the purpose for his suffering. If it was ok for Job, then it must be ok for us too. Scripture gives us 5 clear purposes for why God allows suffering. Knowing God’s purpose for your suffering will bring you the peace you long for. When you know how to glorify God in and through our suffering, you gain the strength to endure.
Read MoreWe are all waiting with anticipation for Christmas to arrive. “I can’t wait for Christmas,” might sound cute during the Christmas season, but what if you are in a more difficult season and your “can’t wait” sounds like this: “I can’t do this! I can’t stand it one more day. Not one more day of this”?
I wonder if Mary felt that way too during this season 2000 years ago. Like a very pregnant Mary, we must all endure the wait for Christmas.
What are you enduring in this season? In the Bible, the word “endure” is always linked to the One with the power to endure. We are able to endure so much more than we think we can because God will give us the power to endure.
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