FAITH IN THE MIDDLE
Have you ever felt the challenge of having FAITH IN THE MIDDLE?
It’s often easy to have energy, enthusiasm, and faith at the beginning of an endeavor. Think about starting a new business, going on your honeymoon, or holding your firstborn child. Think about the day you say yes to a new ministry or launch a non-profit. The future seems bright, the path looks clear, and you just know God is in it.
It’s also easy to have faith at the end of an endeavor. You can see the victory with your own eyes. Others marvel at what has been accomplished. The dream is finally a reality, prayers have been answered, and faith feels natural.
But faith in the middle of an endeavor is a different story. It is much harder. The middle is where the scenery stops changing, the applause dies down, and the rubber meets the road.
In the middle, the bank account runs low and the original timeline looks far too optimistic. The people who promised to stand by you grow distant, and the crowd isn’t as excited about change as you thought they would be. The prayers haven’t been answered yet, the doubts creep in at night, and on some days, though you would never admit it out loud, you just want to quit.
The middle is ten years into a marriage when the romance stage has faded into the reality stage. It’s when that cute, cuddly toddler turns into a defying teenager, and you secretly wonder how time moved so fast and :
Isaiah 43:2 “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they will not sweep over you.”
God never promised that the middle would be dry land, but He did promise that you wouldn’t drown. He is just as present in the messy center of your story as He was at the beautiful beginning.
Hold onto hope. Trust the process. Have faith. In Jesus Christ.
From: Desk of Chaplain Michael Sprague (reposted)
You are chosen for this space and time in God’s time line, to make a difference prepare your heart, mind, and spirit.
You matter your Story matters live expectantly!
Chap Glenn
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