Be Encouraged

This morning I was mowing wet grass and thinking. I felt the Holy Spirit say encourage someone today. How often do we ask God to use us to advance his Kingdom or to help someone in some way? There are many that need encouragement. These words are easy to say if you have never been through anything hard or are not going through anything . But, The Joy Of The Lord Is Truly Our Enduring Strength. Most of us have been through Hard stuff. As a Believer in Christ we can endure. To the ones who have a mentally or socially challenged child, To the one whom is in the Mission field, Those who see much hurt and pain, to those who care for an elderly parent Know that God is with you through it all. You may say... Why me? or ,This is so unfair or, I could have done other things if not for this burden. God knew us before we were born and he knew what we would do and go through. I believe He chooses the ones that he knew would see it all through to the end no matter how hard and weary. He chose you for, he knew that you had Love to spare, Compassion to share, and Patience to endure. Others could or would not have run the race as you have. Maybe they would have gave up or not ever even started. When it is all said and done, You will not want to give up one moment of the time you had in these situations. Whatever else our flesh says about what we could have done or, how unfair it all was, how we felt so alone, how we had not much help from others. To hear the few words from our Lord will be worth everything. Well done my good and faithful servant You were faithful, Great is your reward, I will make you ruler over much....