Embracing, Enduring and Enjoying

Always Embracing,

Assured in Enduring,

Afterward Enjoying.

"Be assured and understand that the trial and proving of your faith bring out endurance and steadfastness and patience.  But let endurance and steadfastness and patience have full play and do a thorough work, so that you may be (people) perfectly and fully developed (with no defects), lacking in nothing." James 1:2-4 ampl.

The END of any matter, 

where Christ is our Focus, 

will lead to a quiet mature JOY.  

A settled heart.

The beginning is a choice
 to enter into all that is given
 to me this day.  

And for those who understand the YOKE of Christ, plowing in HOPE is the longer part of this process of growth in our lives. His YOKE is only light and easy for those who stay under it.  It is when we get outside of His yoke, we experience what labor is without HIM, 

unproductive and

 without LIFE. 

This is where endurance, steadfastness and patience must have their full play. 

My definition of embracing is:  

Holding on to HIM 

until His work is done,

 in my Heart. 

Enduring: Hoping During this process.  

Enjoying:  Pure fellowship in His presence...the way He always intended.

"It has been well said that no man ever sank under the burden of the day.  It is when to-morrow's burden is added to the burden of to-day that the weight is more than a man can bear.  Never load yourselves so, my friends.  If you find yourselves so loaded, at least remember this:  it is your own doing, not God's.  He begs you to leave the future to Him, and mind the present.  ~G. MacDonald

“While reason is puzzling itself about mystery, faith is turning it to daily bread, and feeding on it thankfully in her heart of hearts.” ~Frederic Dan Huntington