Hold On - Help Is on the Way...

I was prepared to write something totally different for this blog entry. But then, someone I know, a mother and a wife, a younger aged mother and wife, unexpectedly lost her husband. Her children lost their father. I was reminded of the pain I experienced...losing the person I loved...suddenly. I remembered leaving home with him sleeping on the sofa, kissing him on the forehead. I remembered not knowing that would be the last time I saw him. I remembered him never coming home again. I remember the loss that followed that loss. The loss of my grandfather about six weeks later. The loss of my unborn child about twenty days after I lost my grandfather…I remembered wanting to give up...

I know I often speak of remembering. It's something I find helpful when difficult times arise. Remembering what God has already done in my life tends to help me refocus. It helps adjust the lens and gives me a better perspective. It helps me to continue to believe and not fear (Luke 8:50). It reminds me that if God ever did it once He will do it again. All that is required from us is belief (Mark 9:23).

With fatal disease, unexpected death and all of the other ills of this imperfect world, it is quite possible for us, in our own strength, to become exhausted, lose our grip and let go. It can be easy during these times for Satan to convince us to discard our faith. However, Hebrews 10:35 admonishes us:  Do not lose your courage, then, because it brings with it a great reward. (Hebrews 10:35 GNBDC). Satan also knows that our reward will be great if we are steadfast during such times. He knows that after walking through these types of valleys, great reward usually follows. So he is there, encouraging and in anticipation of us giving up. The storms of life may come against us and the devil may try to move us, but we should hold on (Hebrews 10:23).



~Contributed by Veronica F.
Covered & Kept Ministries

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