A Little Encouragement For Monday
Walking in the Light
1 John 2:5-12

There are many times as a Christian that I have felt defeated and hopeless. Many times when trying to do the right thing people don't understand and standing up for what is right can be a very lonely thing. In John 16 Jesus is speaking with his disciples about what is to come, about his death and how alone he will be when his disciples scatter. He even tries to get them to comprehend his return; his connection with God. Jesus ultimately tells them in John 16:33, "I tell you these things so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. Take heart, I have overcome the world."

Those things that drag us down. The people who fail to understand our Lord, the mockery we endure for the high standards we set, it's all over come. It is all taken care of, by our Lord Jesus who brings us peace in the midst of our pain. It's not our fight, it's his and guess what? He's already won!