Light and Momentary Afflictions
*note: This is one post in a series comprising of several of my journal entries from the past months. While most are written to myself, I hope these will give you a better idea of what I'm going through and hopefully glean some lessons from what God is trying to teach me.
"Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal."
2 Corinthians 4:16-18
What light and momentary afflictions we face when compared with the thought of dwelling in the house of The Lord forever.
Throw aside your pain Nate, cling to the hope given in Christ. Do the work set before you, knowing that The Lord promises such greater rewards.
Just like when your body is in pain and you tell yourself 'my body can handle so much more than this'. Do this same thing with your spirit.
*note: Some explanation about this; there are times in everyone's life when they're experiencing physical pain. Maybe it's from having a 300lb rock dropped on your knee or maybe it's from a particularly difficult workout. When I'm in these moments I have a little mantra that I say in my head. "Suck it up Nate, your body can handle so much more pain than this physically, the only thing that is stopping you is your psychological blocks and desire for the discomfort to stop". This stems from hearing so many times that Special Forces training is 10% physical and 90% mental. I think this same thing is true when applied to our lives and our spirit.
In times when it feels like your spirit has endured the most pain it can go through, and you have no desire to continue, know that it's The Lords desire that you DO continue, and know that your strength comes from Him, whose strength is infinite.
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