“Hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he already has? But if we hope for what we do not have, we wait for it patiently.”
Romans 8:24-25
Dear friend, don’t be frustrated with the season of life you’re in. Remember to see in faith and understand that the Lord governs over everything from its beginning to its end. He created each season as beautiful for its time. He says in James 1 that when trials come, they test our faith and bring about perseverance and steadfastness. We ought not try to cut God’s plans short. Just wait and be patient.
Perhaps the Lord is building you up while you see that He is breaking you down. I have come through seasons when I thought God was finished but then took me right back to the beginning. Maybe you’re in a season of life where He is humbling you, doing so to exult you. Often, He allows seasons of tremendous temptation to make you wiser. Are you suffering affliction? Listen closely to how He encourages you to put your confidence in Him. See how He uses this to strengthen your faith.
Our present suffering must be seen in light of eternity, as Paul says in 2 Corinthians 4:18: “For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.”
Perhaps the Lord is building you up while you see that He is breaking you down. I have come through seasons when I thought God was finished but then took me right back to the beginning. Maybe you’re in a season of life where He is humbling you, doing so to exult you. Often, He allows seasons of tremendous temptation to make you wiser. Are you suffering affliction? Listen closely to how He encourages you to put your confidence in Him. See how He uses this to strengthen your faith.
Our present suffering must be seen in light of eternity, as Paul says in 2 Corinthians 4:18: “For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.”
Scripture Focus
2 Corinthians 4:16-18
Insight
“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever." (Hebrews 13:8)
Bible In A Year
- Judges 1-2
- Psalm 109
- Romans 11-12