ENDURANCE……
Endurance for Life’s journey can be very hard. WE want what we want, we aren’t prepared for disappointments, and sometimes we are blindsided. IF we can walk each day with HIM and hold on to our patience HE will show up. He will hold us, guide us, love us and GROW us in ALL things. Pain comes as a reminder that LIFE is fragile, Peace comes as a reminder of whom it is found IN.
James 1:3 “For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow.”
In verse 2 James doesn’t say IF trouble comes your way, but WHEN it does. Are you facing troubles today? the latter part of verse 2 says “Consider it an opportunity for great joy.” Sounds strange to find JOY right dab in the middle of pain-trouble. IT’s a balancing act that I’ve been working on for some time now. It’s hard, hurtful, lonely, brings tears and emptiness. Many days I’ve felt as if endurance is for others.
When the pain of losing Dennis overcame everything about my life my Good Good Father came along beside me and softly at first, he began to whisper in my ear, “you can do this”. Then HE got alittle louder, “keep your eyes on ME.”. Then He began to shout, “ENDURE sweet child of mine… you got this, cling to me.” As days and now months have gone by, I’m still learning to ENDURE…
There are no greater words than the sweet words of the Father, no greater peace than time spent with the Father , no greater place of prayer than our prayer room and no greater privilege than the power of PRAISE.
ENDURE…..

Having spent several days this week in the rolling hills of Georgia to be a part of ‪#‎pursuitconference‬ my heart was filled with so much goodness = Godness…… I arrived with no expectations just an open heart. I’m not sure completely what my take away is but there are a few things God has spoken to my heart in the present.
Be still-Psalms 46:10, Be Quiet-1 Thessalonians 4:11a , Trust Me wholeheartedly- Isaiah 40:31, Plant Seeds-1 Corinthians 3:6 I planted the seed in your hearts, Do not Fear- John 6:20 But he called out to them, “don’t be afraid, I am here.”
When I came up on these Silo’s at WInshape it immediately reminded me of my childhood. We had a couple of them on our farm. Of course they weren’t this nice but SIlo’s still the same. I used to go out in the late afternoon and climb them and yes about half way up my mom or dad would run out. “kathy get down from there.” Just to climb again the next day.
I was curious about these Big tall structures as a child cause my Dad said that they held extra food for the cows. ( something stored up) I remember us growing and processing many acres of corn and silage in order to do that. A storehouse…. It made me ask myself this past week “what is in your storehouse?” IT made me ask myself “what have I put up for rainy days, heartache, disappointments, my life?” The knowledge and trust in our LORD is found in the storehouses…..
I hope today you have a STOREHOUSE……