Part of me wanted to give up writing the "Love Is" blogs at this point for fun....just because it would be a shocking way to present Love Always Perseveres, right? :)
I can't do it, though....I saw these two awesome quotes a while ago and I have been saving them for now.
and Albert Einstein is quoted as saying, " It's not that I'm so smart,
it's just that I stay with problems longer."
Our moments of "throwing in the towel" usually happen when we think a situation is impossible, when we do not see a solution to a problem, or we are so caught up in the day-to-day BLECK that we are not paying attention to the joys that come from knowing we have purpose in Christ. Obviously, this is bound to happen because our minds cannot see the things that GOD sees.... we can't see where He is taking us or why we have to go this way when that way looks much more appealing or this way really hurts.
Have you ever thought about marriage vows?....They are really built on perseverance. "for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, from this day forward 'til death us do part."
I commit, I promise, I pledge....NO MATTER WHAT, I WILL STICK WITH THIS! Feelings are really not a part of this aspect of love....it wouldn't be perseverance if the words "if I feel like it" were tacked on to those vows. I work with a bunch of 20-somethings....it's just the nature of that type of job that they are normally recent college grads and someone is almost always about to get married or in the "honeymoon" stage. There is so much giddy talk that goes on about love and finding the perfect one and it being so amazing....never a shortage of feelings...ha! I love hearing them talk....they are always bubbling over with the goodness! But those are not the moments that evidence our perseverance. It's not like I have been married for a long time, but even after 13 years of marriage, Brad and I have seen some tough moments...enough for me to learn I can't make it on my own feelings or my own strength.
Perseverance in our walks with Christ and in our marriages takes a real dependency on GOD for strength and complete trust in HIM. But, sometimes even when we ask for an answer from God, He seems silent. I always love C.S. Lewis's works.....I know I use a lot of his quotes, but his insight so many times is just what I need to hear. I saw this one night when I was asking GOD for an answer and it gave me chills.
I've been thinking about that one for a while now. At all times, the answer to persevering is Christ...it just happens that he sweetens the steps of our journey with other good things....
well, it doesn't just happen...HE LOVES US THAT MUCH.
But, even in the really difficult times....HE IS JUST AS PRESENT.
AND, HE is the GOD of endless possibilities!
Since nothing is impossible for HIM, we can never honestly say we have reached the end.
He is always with us and because HE IS, there is always a reason and a purpose to keep going.
Jesus, when I feel like giving up...You Lift Me Up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBy2D8p5Kpw
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