Struggles
Struggles
Struggles are something that I have been thinking on lately - Tim and I both have actually.
Struggles are what makes us who we are. They help form our hearts, our spirits, our beliefs and our strengths. Struggles can make us stronger if we let them - they don’t have to break us.
Struggles are not something we ask for, it could be a death, a sickness, a broken marriage, a bankruptcy, abuse, wayward child - the list could go on and on.
A struggle can change our lives, make our life different than our plans that we had. They can make us wake up one day wondering what we do next.
I want to tell you that NOTHING JUST HAPPENS. With God we have not missed our season. God sees our age, our hearts, our desires, our passions, our wants. God can make a success out of our struggles. God can take what is broken and make it beautiful. With Gods help through a struggle we can find a strength that we would not of ever known we possessed. We can come out stronger, more compassionate, full of kindness and more understanding of others pain.
Take time to read the book of Ruth - Think of Naomi, she lost her husband and 2 sons only being left with her 2 daughter in laws Ruth and Orpah. The thing that brought them together was a struggle. Naomi was old and not able to have more sons, she had nothing to offer she thought. She felt that God had brought her back to her home town empty and afflicted. BUT Follow to the end of the story where God restored the faithful with a beautiful new story - there very own BOAZ. I always have thought of that story from Ruth’s perspective but at the end Naomi defied biology and she became the nurse maid to Obed - a descendant of Jesus. Naomi might of felt like she had nothing left to give - But with God all things are possible.
I am not pretending that the struggle will be easy or won’t be filled with nights of tears, but I am promising that God sees you in the struggle and he is ready to redeem you. I pray you choose to be made stronger and I pray that you are able to find hope in the darkness, hope in the dark times. Jesus is our hope !!!
I love you all !
Jacque