Despite the pain and difficulties I see my friends going through, and the sadness I feel over my own family's situation, I look out onto my balcony and I see the daffodils and crocuses I planted last September starting to break through. For me this is a good reminder that winter doesn't last forever, spring will come. It's the same for us in this world. We live in a broken world but we know that one day Christ will return and all our brokenness will be mended.
Over the last couple of weeks I've been thinking a lot about the Armour of God from Ephesians chapter 6. I am preparing material for our youth away day on 16th March. We currently have 12 young people signed up. Please pray for them as they seek to learn and grow in their faith.
In preparing for this, I have been reminded of the reality of the battle we face. We face an enemy who wants to do all he can to take us away from God, to distract us, to make us doubt God's goodness. It's such a great comfort to know that God does not leave us alone in the battle. In fact he gives us his armour. All we have to do is to stand firm. The armour is the gospel of God. All we have to do is to trust in Jesus and keep trusting in him. When he died on the cross, Jesus won the war. Yes we still have battles to face, yes we do still have to face the realities of pain and death in this world, but we know that if we're trusting in God alone for our salvation, we have a great future waiting for us. This is the hope I'm looking towards and clinging on to. I will close with some words we sang last week at youth group:
When I am weary with the cost, I see the triumph of the cross, so in its shadow I shall run, till he completes the work begun.
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