8/27/13:

TFTD: “¹⁶ Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. ¹⁷ For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. ¹⁸ So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.”  2 Corinthians 4:16-18

            For anyone that has experienced struggle big, small, or otherwise, this is for you. Reread the verse from 2 Corinthians and focus on these things: “…being renewed day by day…light and momentary troubles…an eternal glory that far outweighs them all...” When this verse really sinks into our hearts and minds, we can realize that what we have to look forward to is far more worthy of our attention than what we are struggling with day to day.

            Easier said than done? Yes, at times. Imagine if we allowed our struggles to be opportunities for God to demonstrate his power. Our trials serve as reminders of Christ’s suffering and also remind us that this life is brief. Christ’s death and resurrection have won for us an eternal home that we can’t yet see, but provide us with the hope that we have for tomorrow. It’s what gets us through the hard times. It’s what was given to us, though we didn’t and still don’t deserve it, by a God that loved us enough to give up his only son. Because of this gift of grace bestowed upon us, we can face our “light and momentary troubles” with an immeasurable amount of hope and remind others to do the same.

 -Post by Kelsie Zellar