TOUGH ENOUGH

There at times when the world surely seems to unbearable. Our problems to overwhelming and burdensome.

But then it doesn't have to the way we view it. There are moments when we just have find a way to listen to the Lord in our struggle.

God never promises we will have no problems. He never says life will be easy or without struggles.

And it is so unfortunate when this becomes crippling instead of being helpful. That is in our view of things.

Not matter how one cares to view it, the reality is muscle need exercise to improve. Without it they will atrophy.

And faith is sometimes treated like a muscle. One that needs to be stretched in order to get stronger.

You can achieve that sitting down in some place of rest. It requires more than that and sometimes it can be painful.

Not that are always will to admit it. How much more appealing is the life when we can relax.

But God knows this, which is why He won't let those He cares about go without some point where they must trust him.

And the down side is that the next trial will often be more challenging. Because the muscle has gotten stronger.

Thus it the saga of faith we have as legacy. It doesn't mean we enjoy the struggle. Nor does it mean we will find happiness with it.

Just that we will need to move ahead in our trust and sometimes that is difficult to do. Which is why God will strengthen as needed.

It might seem like it isn't enough, but it always is. And if we don't give up and keep trying we will find the truth.

Which is the same journey that so many others have gone before. For which we can truly be happy when we learn the lesson.

Hopefully even when the tears come and even more so in the night when we feel alone. Left to heard the Lord's voice and pray for his guidance when we feel so hopelessly crushed.