And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns (Phil 1:6 – NLT). This verse has been a great encouragement to me over the years. Discouragement and disappointment affect us all at times. At one point in my life, it seemed as though all that the Lord had done in my life was for nothing. The enemy attacked me with discouragement as I looked back at where I had been and then

For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal (2 Corinthians 4:17-18). When you’re going through a rough place in life, these verses contain some wisdom for the fight. Realize that the tough place is only temporary, and if yo

You have seen what I did to the Egyptians and how I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Myself (Exodus 19:4). As an eagle stirs up its nest, hovers over its young, spreading out its wings, taking them up, carrying them on its wings, so the Lord alone led him, and there was no foreign god with him (Deut 32:11-12). An eagle must lead his young to maturity or they will die. The baby eagle is helpless at birth and must be fed and cared for by its mother. High in a nest o

On every side I am ever hard pressed, but never hemmed in; always perplexed, but never to the point of despair, always being persecuted, but never deserted, always getting a knockdown, but never a knockout! (2 Corinthians 4:8 – Williams) Tough times are a result of us living in a fallen world. None of us are immune.  Jesus told to be of good cheer when we face pressure. James tells us to count it pure joy when we fall into all kinds of tests and trials. J.B. Phillips Translat

For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal (2 Corinthians 4:17-18). When you’re going through a rough place in life, these verses contain some wisdom for the fight. Realize that the tough place is only temporary, and if yo