I've been thinking a lot about how we see things more clearly in hindsight and about having an eternal perspective. This past year has taught me a lot, and stretched me to lengths I didn't know I could go. Who knew you could live off so little sleep?
One thing that has stood out in my mind is that God allows us to go through hard things. We have to or else we would never progress, but He will not abandon us in our time of need if we will remember Him. Looking back at this year I can see clearly the times when He was there. Sometimes it can be hard to see in a moment of pain or suffering when we are pleading for relief, and that is where faith comes in. We learn by trial of our faith. We put trust in the Lord, not that he will spare us from pain, but that He knows our pain and has a plan for us. He knows exactly what we are feeling when no one else does. And that someday, maybe not today, but someday if we continue to put our faith in Him it will be okay. Better than okay. It is by suffering that we learn JOY.
We have been incredibly blessed, and I know that it is by the hand of the Lord. I know that we will continue to be tested. I also know that God loves me and wants me to grow, to learn empathy and humility. I also know that God wants me to have joy. This last Easter a simple thought came to me and has stuck with me ever since, choose hope. This is such a beautiful way to describe what it means to have faith and an eternal perspective. In the face of adversity, we choose to hope.
Happy birthday to my baby.
Love, Kember
“Press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men. Wherefore, if ye shall press forward, feasting upon the word of Christ, and endure to the end, behold, thus saith the Father: Ye shall have eternal life.”
:) <3 :D
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