Comfort the fainthearted, Uphold the weak, Be patient with all

I found this post that I'd written on Feb. 6th that I'd never posted. January and February were tough months here and I think this reflects that. On a positive note, things have gotten better and life goes on. :) I think I didn't post it at the time because I felt like it sounded dramatic, haha.



This week I was exhausted, discouraged, frustrated, disappointed, and sick with a rotten cold. Sometimes I'm tempted to miss the forest from focusing on the trees. I made the decision to commit to staying here in Mexico at NPH until the end of the this year instead of leaving in July as originally planned, and I think to myself "Am I crazy"? One thing I remember, however, is that I'm not here for easy times. It's silly for me to hope or expect it to be easy. Things are messy when people are involved. I get cranky when I'm denied sleep. I have run to God desperate and with my face down, humbled more than ever before, crying out for the people suffering around me because when I'm honest with myself, I am not the one suffering.

The other night I was passing out in my bed when I grabbed my little devotional book from which I read a few Bible verses every night. One verse caught my eye as I was reminded what I'm called here to do and even just upon reading it, I was reminded of the hope living in me.

I don't have much else to say besides I'm joyfully surrendering to the hope that when things aren't easy, God will bring us through on His strength.

Here's the verse from 1 Thessalonians 5 - Comfort the fainthearted, uphold the weak, be patient with all.

That's my plan!