Last night, a friend had this bible verse posted on Facebook:
“For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.” 2 Corinthians 4:17-18
Honestly I’ve read it before, but that was it. I just read it and moved on. But last night, was different. It really stood out and I have not been able to get it off my mind. My husband and I have had a lot going on the past couple of months between the kids and work and home, it’s just been none stop. And it seems like before we can get through one thing, something else happens. I keep thinking what next Lord? How much more? Sometimes when we are going through the storm, all we can see is the storm. The frustration, the disappointment, the anger, the pain. We can’t see that this is just temporary and it will pass. The sun will shine again. And God is right there with us, guiding and drawing us closer to Him.
It is really hard to see sometimes, but the things that we go through are just stepping stones to get us where we are supposed to be. To draw us closer to God. To learn to lean on and trust in Him more. To ask Him for his help because we can’t do it on our own. And He never intended for us to. All God wants is to pick us up and carry us through. We just have to ask Him. No matter how heavy or hard our problems may be, there are nothing compared to what Jesus went through for us. If He could endure the pain that He went through, I know that with Him, we can endure whatever comes our way. The things of this world are temporary, but our reward is eternal.
Jennifer