Life is certainly not easy

Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you. (Psalm 55:22)

 Sometimes our struggles can seem so difficult, so monumental. In fact, sometimes they are difficult and monumental. Life is certainly not easy for any of us!
 But the thing to remember is that when compared with the heartbreaks, devastating loneliness, frustration, hopelessness, and lack of love and purpose that many people who do not know the Lord face, without the promise of an eternity with God, our problems seem less significant!
 As God’s children, we’re blessed with the constant companionship of His Spirit, and fellowship with our friends and loved ones who share our faith. We have confidence in the Lord’s unconditional love, and we know that even though we make a lot of mistakes, His forgiveness is readily available to us if we will just come to Him and ask for it.
 Many of us haven’t yet learned to not succumb to guilt, remorse, and condemnation despite our knowledge of the Lord’s unconditional love and forgiveness, but we’re learning, and we know by faith that we don’t have to be weighed down by regrets, bitterness, guilt, and condemnation.  We have His Word to claim, that “there is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. —Maria Fontaine [1]

The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials. —Chinese Proverb

[1] Anchor Blessed Above All People