So we do not lose heart.
Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.
For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison,
as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen.
For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.
Because God in His loving Sovereignty,
to reconcile those He chose before the beginning of time to Himself,
gave His one and only Son
I do NOT ever have to lose heart.
no pain is meaningless
nothing happens to me that is not according to His perfect plan.
any Exile that I am in,
any broken relationship,
any "unfair" situation,
any sickness
any hardship..
ALL OF IT..
is not meaningless.
it is temporary
it is light
compared to the most peculiar glory it achieves...
in the trial,
I am called to be obedient to Him.
to forgive the one that hurts
to pray for my enemy
to trust Him, the Lord of my salvation
to as far as it is up to me
pursue peace
to love
to reach out in kindness and patience and forbearance
to submit to God
and those He put in authority over me
never forgetting that it is about Him
and His Glory
God does not need me to manipulate or try to control
He is more than capable to orchestrate His will
He alone is God
He alone is worthy
in His time
He will make all things
BEAUTIFUL
fixing my eyes on HIM
on things eternal
and in the temporary
by His grace
and His strength
represent HIM well
thank you Lord for the trials of many kinds... through them the ones that don't know you yet can see you clearly in me.
thank you for my brokenness... through the holes in this vessel others can see your light shine out...
take my life Lord and let it be, consecrated Lord to you....
SOLI DEO GLORIA
