Keep yourselves safe in God’s love, as you wait for the Lord Jesus Christ in his mercy to give you eternal life. ~ Jude 21 (ERV)
Loving Heavenly Father, when we are in pain it is so hard to believe that things will ever get better. But you know how that is. You sent your Son to die for us. That must have been a horrible experience for you. So, you understand. Help me to be patient -- like you are patient. I'm not yet very good at patience. But I am going to need a lot of it to get through the ordeals I face. I trust in your love and mercy -- and that you will help me to get through the ordeals in a healthy way. Amen.Challenging Word
- ordeals -- An ordeal is a very difficult and hard situation. It is a situation that wears us out. Ordeals is the plural form of ordeal. Often when we are having a hard time in one area of life we experience difficulties in other areas, too. Rarely do we experience an ordeal. We usually experience ordeals.