It came on the radio the other day and I immediately sent a text to a friend who's going through a really hard trial right now as an encouragement to keep going. Push through. Persevere. And she's not alone. I know so many folks in the same boat as her, maybe not going through the same thing, but people all around me living with hard truths, diagnoses, circumstances, you name it.
Why do we face such difficult and trying times? I don't know, but I do know a truth that I hope encourages you today. This is something I learned while going through dark times in my own life; times where I felt so suffocated by my circumstances that I couldn't see the light. These were days when I thought morning may never come.
I'm studying Ecclesiastes right now and a verse from yesterday's chapter just seemed to jump off the page at me. It's from chapter 7, verse 14:
In the day of prosperity be happy,
But in the day of adversity consider -
God has made the one as well as the other.
I don't think we often see our trials as something that's as good as our blessings. In fact, I know we don't. The human side of us in very narrow minded. And this is why we need a Savior. God uses adversity and hard things in our lives to humble us, to draw us near to Him, to show us that He is the way, the truth, and the life. It's a hard love sometimes. And our eyes will never be opened to this truth if we don't keep them fixed on Him.
I don't pretend to have the answers, but I know the One who does. He holds my tomorrow and He holds yours too. It's easy to praise Him when all is sunshine and rainbows, but let's not forget to praise Him in the storm too. He has promised He will never leave you or forsake you. And that's a promise you can cling to in the midst of whatever adversity you may face.
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