I just have this little bit of encouragement on my heart today. Last night Jim and I were talking about how we really need to enjoy this time in our life. Things are going very well and this year we have the opportunity to do things we have never gotten to do in our marriage yet. We have waited a VERY long time and watched other couples do things we simply never could.
So we discussed really enjoying this time because it won't last forever. Life is all about the ups and downs. As my mom calls it, the test of poverty and the test of prosperity. We have huge responsibilities and OPPORTUNITIES with both!
If things are going well-ENJOY THEM! Laugh it up! Have fun! Make memories! Build your foundation stronger!
Don't waste any time trying to predict the next dip in the road. Do not go borrowing trouble and pain from the future. Your present contains the VERY best God has for you. There are treasures aplenty that need your attention.
And if things are rough. Not working at all. Ripping your guts out and your skin off: This too shall pass! This is not your forever. The hard times pass just as the good times too. Have faith and hope. It is hard to have faith and hope. But the testing of our faith produces perseverance, and that is the key to growth and maturity. Which is our goal. James 1:3-5 (not lacking anything-yay!)
Also, 1 Peter 1:7 These have come so that your faith-of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire-may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
Hold on. This too shall pass.
