God always IS! God never goes away. God endures. The apostle Paul wrote to the community in Ephesus to remind them that love endures all. We sometimes have a hard time imagining this because as human beings we lack the discipline to hold on and endure through things that are uncomfortable. We want a solution, we want the fix, we want it to be over so we can back to things as they “normally” are. But what if God demonstrates for us the power of endurance because it is a quality that we also possess? Perhaps it is not about us being able to hold on and not abandon ourselves when things get really tough on our own. God is the enduring one and we can ask for the courage to do as God does. We can acknowledge that we need this power that is greater than ourselves to remain in love. It seems to me that so much of my recovery has been about not abandoning myself. Because of many challenging experiences growing up, it was not safe to be in the moment. But I am not there any more. I am here now. I have learned to reclaim myself by modeling my behavior after a being that loves me beyond reason. I am willing one moment at a time to stand with myself because God demonstrates to me over and over that no matter what happens, God would never want to be anywhere else but with me. God’s endurance has shown me that I can hang on a little longer than I think is possible when I tap into the willingness to not do it on my own. My prayer for us today is that we be willing to take a chance on relying on the enduring nature of God’s love for us. Make it a great one! Peace~Colleen
Be With Enduring!
on July 13, 2015Are you willing to take a chance that God really does endure even when we do not and is willing to help you endure as well? Share in the comments.
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