Life is hard. Living the right kind of life is even harder.
You miss out, you lose friends. And it really sucks sometimes.
Do you ever feel like life would be easier if you just did what you want? Because I do. Like saying “God, I got this today”.
But the Bible says in James 1:12, “Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love Him.”
I’m definitely going through something like this right now. Knowing that the trials I’m facing are just preparing me for what’s to come and that I’ll be rewarded for it in the end makes it all worth it. Paul says in Romans 8:18, “I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.” Just like gold is refined in fire, so are we.
We are burned and hurt and betrayed, but we come out stronger on the other side.
As I prepare for The World Race I’m finding it increasingly harder to find time for all the things I need to do. Between class, studying, clinicals, work, fundraising, and spiritually preparing for TWR there isn’t much time for anything else. I’m trying to balance all of these things while still spending as much time with my family and friends as I can before I leave them for a year. And it’s hard!
I get myself through it knowing that what I’ll be doing will all be worth it. My family and friends understand that this calling my squad-mates and I have is so much bigger than us.
I’m not trying to trivialize any trials that anyone is facing, but it does help knowing that there’s something to look forward to. We have to believe that God is with us and will not leave us. When we have no one else to turn to, or when there seems to be no hope, He is there.
This blog post may seem a little scattered and out of the blue, but I needed to get some of my thoughts down so I could read them and I wanted to share it with anyone who might sometimes feel like this.
