On behalf of the trustees, members, friends
and associates of the Tina Love Foundation (TLF), we pray that the unvoiced
prayers of your heart shall be answered this June.
This month is dedicated to the celebration
of our souls’ revival and the authorities God has permitted over our lives.
We shall see the Lord’s goodness in the
land of the living, amen.
EVIDENCE OF HOPE
For our light affliction, which is but for
a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory.
2 Corinthians 4:7-18
If you have ever had to practice football
twice a day in 100 degree heat, endure nine weeks of military basic training,
or live with nausea for six weeks of chemotherapy, you were likely told,
"Hang in there. You can do anything for a short period of time." The
difference between "temporary" and "permanent" can seem
like the difference between life and death.
The apostle Paul knew the difference
between the two. There were many occasions in his Christian life where he felt
terrible, but he never lost heart (2 Corinthians 4:16). In fact, his favourite
phrase was "but not": Hard-pressed, but not crushed; perplexed, but
not despairing; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed
(verses 8-9). Paul knew that every difficulty was temporary. Even if it lasted
his whole life, he still saw it as temporary compared to the hope of eternity.
If he ever lost hope, it was only for the moment. His permanent perspective was
eternal hope in the goodness and purpose of God.
Have you learned to separate the temporary
from the permanent in your life? That distinction is evidence that hope is
alive and well.
The future is as bright as the promises of
God.
Written by
Adoniram Judson
L♥√ع
TLF June 2014
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