Do you find yourself in a season of struggle? A season of frustration? A season where you feel stuck, that no matter where you look reprieve cannot be found?

We all have those times in our life, maybe for a few weeks, maybe for a few months, maybe even for a few years. Good news? That season of struggle is for a reason; it isn't suffering for suffering sake, but to prepare you for something. We gain that hope in Romans 5:3-5 where we read:

Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; ⁴ perseverance, character; and character, hope. ⁵ And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.

In the middle of the darkness of your suffering remember these words. Your Father in Heaven who loves you will not allow you to suffer for nothing, He will pull you from the pit and sooner or later you will look back and see the growth you gained from that season; growth that would not have happened without that suffering.

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