Unless you are living in denial, you will have come to the realization that this life is difficult. The difficulty varies based on multiple factors. I have learned over the years that I would not trade the difficulty that I face for another’s. It doesn’t matter what their socio economic status, what culture, whatever… I would not trade.
It seems as if no matter what I do, however well I navigate trouble, there is still more on the way.
I was reviewing John 14:1 – 2 (here @ Bible Gateway) just now. It seems to me that here in the Lord’s words we find some solace. The respite from trouble is not some action I take. It is not some strategy of coping. Not an application of positive thinking. Rather, it is in trust.
Trust in Him.
Further, the solution to the trouble, the end of it, is not going to be here. Rather, it is with Him. He is preparing a place for us. Revelation 21:4 (here @ Bible Gateway) indicates that there will be no more mourning, crying, or pain. No trouble.
We have to trust Him that trouble here is not only temporary, but in our lives for a reason, 2 Corinthians 4:17 (here @ Bible Gateway). Further, we are to hold on to the truth that what we will have there, as Christ promises in John 14:1 – 2 (here @ Bible Gateway), so far outweighs what we experience here as to make it practically meaningless, Romans 8:18 (here @ Bible Gateway).
Just so you understand the context in our life, I am reviewing journal entries in the midst of a time when our family experienced 5 deaths in 18 months. Each of those are still painful and have lasting impact on our family in different ways.
These passages, this realization, is one of the things that helps us navigate seasons like this.
I was reviewing John 14:1 – 2 (here @ Bible Gateway) just now. It seems to me that here in the Lord’s words we find some solace. The respite from trouble is not some action I take. It is not some strategy of coping. Not an application of positive thinking. Rather, it is in trust.
Trust in Him.
Further, the solution to the trouble, the end of it, is not going to be here. Rather, it is with Him. He is preparing a place for us. Revelation 21:4 (here @ Bible Gateway) indicates that there will be no more mourning, crying, or pain. No trouble.
We have to trust Him that trouble here is not only temporary, but in our lives for a reason, 2 Corinthians 4:17 (here @ Bible Gateway). Further, we are to hold on to the truth that what we will have there, as Christ promises in John 14:1 – 2 (here @ Bible Gateway), so far outweighs what we experience here as to make it practically meaningless, Romans 8:18 (here @ Bible Gateway).
Just so you understand the context in our life, I am reviewing journal entries in the midst of a time when our family experienced 5 deaths in 18 months. Each of those are still painful and have lasting impact on our family in different ways.
These passages, this realization, is one of the things that helps us navigate seasons like this.
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