i was in a complete funk last night, until i stopped thinking about that fact so much. when i started paying attention to more important things, this is what i heard:
Romans 5:1 - Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
i've had these verses memorized since middle school. at some point, i chose them as my "life" verses. i guess that's because as children of God, all followers should live these truths out. or maybe it's simply the fact that we can.
maybe i'd forgotten. or maybe i just didn't care for awhile. but i got a gentle reminder that i should. and in taking on those truths, i got rid of a whole bunch of heavier stuff. simple.
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