"When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee" (Isaiah 43:2).
Be like the river, despite the adversity, the lack of inspiration, be like the river and just keep going, for the Lord is with you.
In the daily devotionals, a few have cycled around and back and over and under and through to repeat Isaiah chapters 40-60. Love it. God is with us, my friends, and we can only hope and push that more people open their hearts to the truth of Christ and the hope of salvation.
"....from Paul and his afflictions we may learn much truth, some of it depressing and some altogether elevating and wonderful. We may learn, for instance, that malice needs nothing to live on; it can feed on itself. A contentious spirit will find something to quarrel about. A faultfinder will find occasion to accuse a Christian even if his life is as chaste as an icicle and pure as snow. A man of ill will does not hesitate to attack, even if the object of his hatred be a prophet or the very Son of God Himself." A.W. #tozer
"a thorn in the flesh" Paul called his affliction. He spoke of sin in the body, and righteousness in the spirit, fighting against each other, locked in struggle, and only the grace found through the love of Jesus Christ was Paul's saving.
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