Cheer Up

As a man I think the greatest struggle I have is keeping my eyes upon the prize which is Christ. It seems like every time I can boast upon my track record there is a new trial to tempt me into despair or doubt. I know most of you find my faith encouraging and I am glad for that. The reason I share this with you is so you'll understand I'm not super human or anywhere near the Messiah I'm supposedly complexing over. I am like you all mere flesh sensitive to all my pains and heartaches. What I would like to see from those of you struggling as I is to reach for the high calling which is in Christ. I have found Him extremely faithful and concerned with my frailties. I don't find Him a severe task master whose burden is overwhelmingly crushing. I find Him nurturing me with little doses of hope and kind words at the very times I feel farthest away from Him. A sweet ole southern girl wrote me about her long 10 month struggle with her health. She understands what I am discussing here. Like her we will all make it to the other side of our struggles. Evil has an end, it is finite in nature as part of this finite world. God makes it clear that for every struggle He has provided an exit. I still harp on this trust issue because it is when the struggle lingers that in our faint hearts we look for the comfort of another God we can understand. This is the folly because as soon as we can understand our God we are the god. I can throw my complaint up to the heavens but what does it matter. My perspective is so naive I hardly know how to pray intelligibly. I have Fruity the great fruit inspector knowing more about me than I know myself. Surely my angry son is the product of my fruit when I had no involvement in his life. Without any facts I am known. I can thank the Lord in the heat of this trial when I have enemies on every front and evil intention with power and resources that I have a friend that has my care as His constant concern. You have this friend also. It is that friend that has encouraged me to protect all your interests against all the interlopers and to remain strong during all my suffering. Even that thought strengthens me because when I think that He loves you enough to look out for you when you don't deserve it and even when you fight against His blessing I am reminded that His love for me is great also. No matter my accusers whether ignorant children, toxic spouses, religious freaks, or a collective of lawless I have an advocate that exceeds them all. As I write this to you I preach to myself to be of good cheer for our redeemer lives and our redemption is near. Don't be fooled by the increased activity of the devil and his minions. They have been saying they can take us to trial a very long time and now we are coming to the end of their threat. It is no longer what they think they can do it is what they must do. Not much longer will the spectator be able to offer his worthless opinion. Soon history will speak the last word.