A different day, the same mess. Tired of trying, there seems to be the same outcome. Attempting to seek justice, the guilty are unscathed. Calling anyone to uphold the law, no one cares. Every angle is used, the pain does not end. Being tired, how much is it worth to fight it? What if instead there is surrender? A humbleness to let go and rely on Jesus. Will that be giving up? If individualized efforts are not prevailing in desired objectives, then approaches must be changed to find a new route towards the goal.
When I rely less on self and more on Him, then there is peace. When I surrender and yield to His timing, then I become less anxious and less demanding. He knows what is right. He is in control; I just have to recognize that. I do not give-up and sit on the couch, instead, I change my energy to fighting to prayer. I divert my time from writing another appeal or having a difficult conversation with fellow man to prayer. I stay obedient to ensure that my prayers will be heard. I resist the devil, so he will flee from me.
The struggle will always be there. How we embrace the trial makes all the difference. We are not alone when we follow Him. He is there with us in the quiet hours in the empty room when it looks like we are all alone. When the earthly things of this world are taken, we still have Him. Though I wake up in sadness, I will not weary thinking all is lost for all eternity. No, this may be the trial, but there is joy in Him.
The pain is temporary, yet the rewards and tranquility found in His presence are forever. Let us not lose perspective in focusing on the present without forgetting the infinite future that awaits for the chosen. He keeps refining, breaking, and testing. We must be committed to faithfulness, fear Him, and stay positive. When there is hope and holding a wise lens, then Satan cannot depress the heart, cannot persecute, and cannot win. Not today Satan, Jesus wins.