On Monday, I wrote a little about a game plan for 2021. The best game plans come from Scripture - solid, dependable and unfailing, like a monument heralding an unchanging message throughout the ages of time.
"Be patient in trouble."*
That's the thing ~ trouble feels like the harsh reality that will last forever. But it won't.
It won't.
We have hope in Jesus being with us always, but we also have hope that there is joy ahead. The troubles will only last a little while.** When we're tempted to feel that our trouble is forever, we must know that it will not.
There are trials that have a sort of permanence in our lives right now, the death of a loved one, for example, but that is where we must remind ourselves that we are just passing through this world. Today is not forever ~ literally. There is sorrow and pain here, but today is not representative of our eternity.
Our trouble will not last forever.
So, what is there to do in the midst of it, but to keep walking with Jesus?
I've often thought that life is like hiking.
There always comes a point where the only thing to do is to keep walking.
What does patience look like? To me, being patient in trouble looks like:
Keep on walking with Jesus. Keep going in faith. Keep hiking up the mountain. Keep trusting that He is good. Keep swimming. (Thanks, Dory.) Keep loving Him when we're hurting. Keep holding on when we're uncertain.
Yes, we can be patient in trouble.
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