My Instagram post is Isaiah 43:2~

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned or scorched, nor will the flame kindle upon you.

That verse led me to the thought that this is not a promise given that we won’t get wet as we pass through those waters…

that we won’t feel the heat as we walk through that fire…

That verse doesn’t suggest a promise for a bridge to be provided to avoid the rushing water…

or a calmer path to take to keep us out of the fire’s way…

The promise of God that is declared by Isaiah is that we will not be alone during those difficult times…

God will be with us.

In His loving presence, we may still feel the effects of the situation, but He will not allow us to be overwhelmed by them any longer as we turn to trust in Him.

Therefore,

BE DETERMINED TO ENJOY THE JOURNEY.

Are you walking through fire?

Are you feeling the rushing current of a river that threatens to pull you under?

Trust in the Lord friend!!Hang on to Him!

Why?

Job 11 says this~

You will be secure, because there is hope!!

So CLING to hope…it is what connects you to God!!

Fight to hang onto it!

Hold on to it with everything you have!

Lamentations 3:22-23

It is because of the Lord’s loving kindness that we are not consumed.

His compassion’s never fail.

They are new every morning;

Great and beyond measure is Your faithfulness.

Be determined today!