This morning I had an experience that caused tears to flow down my face. For a moment, I felt weariness starting to arise and manifest in my inner being. Then suddenly the Spirit of the Lord said, "Don't get weary. Remain enlightened." That simply means that I am not to give in under the pressure of standing firm under suffering, but that I am to remain totally free of ignorance, full of comprehension of the problems involved.
You talk about a mind-blower!
James 1:4 encourages us to allow endurance (suffering) to have its perfect effect, so that you will be perfect and complete, not deficient in anything.
Allow that to rest in your heart a minute. We are constantly asking God to fill us or to give us this or that -- whatever we are lacking, but He has promised us that if we stand firm under suffering, we will not lack anything!
My question for Today's Excellent Woman is this: Are you willing to be incomplete or do you want to be whole?
Pray this prayer with me: Father, we appreciate Your honesty with us. Lord, we thank You for speaking to our specific cry. Father, You desire for us to have full understanding of all problems we are in the midst of, and You alone know us truly. As we go through each day, give us the mind to endure. Give us a mind to stand firm in our suffering. Help us to be a whole person and not just dangling parts of a body that is missing vital characteristics. Keep us in our quiet places, even if it is in the middle of a storm. Help us to speak as Jesus did and say, "Peace be still." In Jesus's Name. Amen.
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