small faith in a big God...

Recently I was re-forwarded an sms that I sent to a friend some time back. It's truly a timely reminder for me especially when times are trying or even painful.

"Birth pangs must naturally be forgotten quickly when the Lord ushers in His glory into our midst. Let's wait in anticipation..."

I'm reminded of the pain that mothers have when they are delivering their babies. The joys of childbirth must be so great, that many choose to have another child though they now know the true extent of the pain they have to endure.

God is sovereign! Despite all the confusion, He will make all things beautiful in His time and in His way. I need to see all the pain in the light of God's glorious plan and as the precursor to His deliverance.

I will strive to hold on to my small faith in a Faithful God and not lose sight of my Hope in Christ. Thanks again for all your support and prayers!

Romans 8:18-27
18I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. 19The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed. 20For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope 21that[i] the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.
22We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. 23Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. 24For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he already has? 25But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.
26In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. 27And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God's will.