It has been so easy in the trial I am now going through to lose faith and hope. Has God forgotten me?
"The Spirit itself beareth awitness with our bspirit, that we are the cchildren of God: And if children, then heirs; aheirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we bsuffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. For I reckon that the asufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the bglory which shall be revealed cin us."
No.
I am not sure if this will ever really happen. Has hope been lost?
"For we are saved by ahope: but hope that is bseen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it."
No.
I pray for the desires of my heart to be answered and yet my womb remains empty.
Does He hear me? Will things work out?
"Likewise the Spirit also ahelpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should bpray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh cintercession for us with dgroanings which cannot be uttered. And he that asearcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh bintercession for the saints according to the will of God.And we know that all things work together for agood to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose."
Yes.
Will I pull through this? Will I be able to stand strong against these tides that threaten to pull me under?
"Who shall separate us from the alove of Christ? shall btribulation, or distress, or cpersecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy sake we are akilled all the day long; we are accounted as bsheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are amore than bconquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to aseparate us from the blove of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
Yes.
And in the words of the scriptures I find strength. I cannot help but think of the words of this hymn:
Shall the youth of Zion falter
In defending truth and right?
While the enemy assaileth,
Shall we shrink or shun the fight? No!
True to the faith that our parents have cherished,
True to the truth for which martyrs have perished,
To God's command,
Soul, heart, and hand,
Faithful and true we will ever stand.
While we know the pow'rs of darkness
Seek to thwart the work of God,
Shall the children of the promise
Cease to grasp the iron rod? No!
True to the faith that our parents have cherished,
True to the truth for which martyrs have perished,
To God's command,
Soul, heart, and hand,
Faithful and true we will ever stand.
