On Friday I read something by Oswald Chambers that I wanted to share with you as this week winds down. I hope it serves as an encouragement to you.

“Perseverance means more than endurance - more than simply holding on until the end.  A saint’s life is in the hands of God like a bow and arrow in the hands of an archer. God is aiming at something the saint cannot see, but our Lord continues to stretch and strain, and every once in a while the saint says, ‘I can’t take any more.’  Yet God pays no attention; he goes on stretching until His purpose is in sight, and then He lets the arrow fly. Entrust yourself to God’s hands.  Is there something in your life for which you need pereseverance right now? Maintain your intimate relationship with Jesus Christ through the perseverance of faith.  Proclaim as Job did, ‘Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him.’  Faith is not some weak and pitiful emotion, but is strong and vigorous confidence built on the fact that God alone is Holy love. And even though you can’t see Him right now and cannot understand what he is doing, you know Him.  Jesus prayed, ‘This is eternal life, that they may know You…’(John 17:3). The real meaning of eternal life is a life that can face anything it has to face without wavering.”

If you are feeling stretched beyond what you can bear, know that God has not lost His aim.

Michelle

Found this on Eric Bryant’s blog.  You girls are going to love this sweet old man…

What has God gifted you to do that you could never stop doing? How can you help others with this gift?  How can you do it in secret?

Start today.