This last week

This last week has been really cool... the Lord has been growing me in some exciting areas. The thing that has resonated the most though is the encouragement of seeing God's word being worked out in my life and in the lives of others. I've had a few opportunities this week to counsel with people from the scriptures, and God's word never ceases to amaze me as He offers true hope to His children even in the midst of the most difficult times. Romans 8:28 says that God works all things together for good to those who love Him and are the called according to His purpose.
It's awesome that for those in Christ hope is NEVER lost, there is not anything that can overtake us, because God is for us. He will cause even the suffering that we go through to transform us more and more into the likeness of Jesus.

Even the difficulty in our lives as Christians that we go through daily is actually something that we should be encouraged through...Jesus said in Matthew chapter 7 that narrow and difficult is the way which leads to life and few find it....So, when we experience increased difficulty in our lives as we seek to live for Christ, we can hear Jesus saying to us "Your on the right path...keep going, your one of the few." Knowing that we're on the right path, we are called to keep our eyes focused on Jesus the author and finisher of our faith...as we do this we will be able to keep perspective no matter what the situation. Seeing all of this being fleshed out in peoples lives has been a great encouragement this week. To God be the Glory!