The Struggles

One of my favorite songs (I have a BUNCH of favorite songs) is Big Daddy Weave's "Redeemed". The first line of the song says, "Seems like all I could see was the struggle." I think we have all had that feeling; the feeling that it is just one struggle after another. It is when we find ourselves there that we must remember that it is temporary; it will get better.

When we are struggling, no matter the struggle, it seems that things will continue to get progressively worse and worse until - until what? The thought that I try to keep in mind is that it will continue to be a struggle until GOD makes the way out by either me becoming stronger and stronger or by allowing things to get better. The key is to not focus so much on the struggle but to focus on the changes the struggle is making in you.

Today's word is a quote from Louie Giglio, which says, "GOD'S plans for your life far exceed the circumstances of your day."

What is going on today will not be going on forever, though it may feel as if it will. Eventually, though, things will ease, seasons will change, the weather will break, things will change. If all we focus on is how bad things are at this very moment, we lose sight of the fact that GOD has BIG plans for our lives - plans to prosper us and not hurt us; plans to bring us to a good end.

Look, everyone is going through something this very day; some obviously worse than others. What I want us to remember is that today's struggles will bring tomorrow's growth. What we are going through today will pay dividends in stronger faith and more effective witnessing somewhere down the road. While it may not be GOD'S plan to see us struggle, He can use what we go through to strengthen us and to make us into what we ought to be.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T