Today was an exceptionally hard day, probably the hardest day that I have had since I have been in Costa Rica.
"Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account" Hebrews 4:13. In this truth, I find comfort. God sees me for who I am and my life is not hidden from Him. He has seen this day coming for a long time and He knows my every step. Even when my knees are weak and I feel like I can not stand I know the Lord lifts me up, because my hope is in Him. "Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint" Isaiah 40:30-31.
My hardships and struggles are not new to me, but for the first time in my life I am not running from them and that is not easy. However, I am not alone. "Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand. You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me into glory. Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever" Psalm 73:23-26.
No matter what happens in life, I will never stop running in the race that is marked out before me. "And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart" Hebrews 12:1b-3.
"In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world" John 16:33b. These hardships and struggles don't last forever, my trust is in the Lord. Christ has already overcome the world. Satan has already lost. Christ is my victory. "For everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God" 1 John 5:4-5.
