Scriptures I've been chewing on:
Psalm 121:5
The Lord watches over me! He is the shade at my right hand. The sun shall not harm me by day, nor the moon by night.
He is my shade. He is my rest and refreshment. He is my shelter and He is ever present.
Romans 8:35-39
NOTHING can separate me from God's love! Not trouble, not hardship, not persecution, famine, nakedness, danger or sword. There have been times where I've allowed my suffering to separate me from Him in my own mind, but the reality that I must meditate on and believe is that nothing can separate me from His love.
Nothing can separate me from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus.
Romans 8:17
"Now if we are children, then we are heirs--heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory."
When we suffer in Him, our suffering results in glory. That's big. I need more revelation on that so that suffering allows me to be built up and not torn down.
Romans 8:18
"I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us."
Oh! If only I could get a glimpse of that glory. I need a revelation of the power in this truth so that I can be sustained in seasons of prolonged hardship. God, give your people a revelation of the coming glory, give us vision and inspiration to endure. You are good! None of the mess will be wasted. Let us live in you and be full of hope that you are indeed conforming us to the image of Christ.
If Christ was perfected through his sufferings, then how much more do we need that work in our lives. God, let it not be in vain. Give us grace to cooperate with you and entrust ourselves to you without reservation or fear. You are doing a good work in your people.
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