The End Hope is For Now
When was the last time you went through a struggle and had to keep reminding yourself that God would work everything out in the end? Through a kaleidoscope of fog you look for the good that He will work , and wonder if you will see the sparkling reflection of the desired outcome ahead. I have often told myself that what I'm going through now has a better ending, and once I see the outcome it will all be worth it. This is true, but why do we have to wait until the end before peace can come? Why do we have to wait for the answers before we can have joy? There are some circumstances of life that warrant no happiness and no fulfillment, but that does not mean that in the midst of these we cannot be happy or filled. Remember Mary, Martha, and Lazarus? They were close friends of Jesus who went through trying times. Mary and Martha had lost their brother. He was not only a close friend, but also a stable rock for them to cling to. And then he died, leaving them alone. When Jesus c...