Late last summer, Lizzie, myself and the
dogs went for a walk and Lizzie snapped this little jewel. There had
been quite a powerful rainstorm, which seemed to last FOREVER, but then
it cleared. And although there wasn't much day left, it became better
and better. The sky finally turned that bright blue that you see in the
upper left of the picture and the purples and greys of sunset soon
followed. I remember that all I could think about was "this too shall
pass" and THAT is worth remembering!!! Life is a connected series of
constant changes and the best is yet to come...
Romans, Chapter 5
1 Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ; 2 through whom we also have our access by faith into this grace in which we stand. We rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only this, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering works perseverance; 4 and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope: 5 and
hope doesn’t disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured out into
our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us. 6 For while we were yet weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For one will hardly die for a righteous man. Yet perhaps for a righteous person someone would even dare to die. 8 But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
In
the upcoming years, I see the trend towards a growing animosity toward
Christians gaining speed. It seems to me that tough times are ahead for
those who try to follow Jesus. But, along with that there is the
realization that even those times will change as well. Life is full of
cycles and so is our progression as a Christian. From suffering to hope,
we need to always remember that God loves the unlovable. This means
myself and everyone who reads these words. Every single one of the
storms of life will pass and at the sunset of our lives something
marvellous awaits. This is a great comfort to me and I hope you say the
same thing!!!
PS- Thanks for the picture, Lizzie!!!
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