Remember- and take Courage

I am struggling.  And struggling is okay, so long as I don't give up.  So long as I remember...

the miracles that got me here.

And I usually need help remembering.  There will always be opposition-equal to the goodness of whatever it is we are trying to do.  Opposition can come in the form of confusion, temptation, or anything that causes us to focus on anything other than what God wants for us.  So these are the words that, today, I want to remember. (From Holland's talk.)

The reminder is that we cannot sign on for a moment of such eternal significance and everlasting consequence without knowing it will be a fight--a good fight and a winning fight, but a fight nevertheless.

Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.. . . If any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him. . . .. . . We are not of them who draw back unto perdition. [Hebrews 10:35–36, 38–39; emphasis added]

 If it was right when you prayed about it and trusted it and lived for it, it is right now. 

Don't give in. Certainly don't give in to that being who is bent on the destruction of your happiness. He wants everyone to be miserable like unto himself. Face your doubts. Master your fears. "Cast not away therefore your confidence." Stay the course and see the beauty of life unfold for you.

Along with the illuminating revelation that points us toward a righteous purpose or duty, God will also provide the means and power to achieve that purpose. Trust in that eternal truth. If God has told you something is right, if something is indeed true for you, he will provide the way for you to accomplish it. 

Tears may reign at night, but the sun comes every morning.