Looking back over the past couple days, it's almost as if there's a theme going on in my life right now. And it's exactly one of the subjects we discussed at camp: perseverance in trials.
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. James 1:2-3
So, as the Lord has revealed to me in my stubbornness, this can mean trials of any size, big or small. So far, mine have been small, but they were trials all the same.
Trial numero uno: Yesterday I went to log into my email account and after I entered my password and clicked "Submit," I got a message saying that the password was incorrect. So, I tried again. Nope. Incorrect. Once more, I typed super slow, one hundred percent sure that it was correct this time. Nothing. What?! You see, I am the kind of person who gets really ticked off about little stuff, but the big things never seem to be as much of an issue. So, I go to the password recovery page and it tells me to wait 24 and leave your account inactive. Ugh. Alright. I was not too pleased with that answer, but at least I had an answer for the moment. Then I got on here and was about to post a comment on somebody's post when, of course, I can't because my email is all messed up. Ok. Fine. Scratch that idea. I was pretty mad though. Then today comes along and I have waited the long 24 hours it told me to, I reset my password, and it all works again! Such a small trial, but still, the Lord gave me the strength to persevere and in the end everything worked out. Awesome.
Trial number two: Today I waged war with a cockroach. Where? On my bed. That, to me, is probably the worst place to try and smack a bug because, well, there's nothing hard to smack it on! Embarrassingly enough, I battled that thing for about 30 minutes, all of which it was somewhere on my bed. Ick. (Don't worry, my sheets are washing as I write this.) I thought I had killed it multiple times, but that little sucker was a tough one. He was quick, jumpy, and downright BIG. However, in the end, I got it on the floor and stepped on it. Yes, it did die that time. Once again, an extremely trivial trial (itty bitty, actually) yet God prevailed and after the persevering took place, all was well. Anyways my point is that however big or small your trials may be, the Lord will prevail. Now, I'm not saying it will always be the outcome you want, but this life really isn't about us and what we want, is it? It's about him. So as you go through various trials, just remember, the shoe will land on the roach eventually, and the Lord will deliver you.
In his pure and holy embrace forever,
Alexa
Alexa you are so awesome! Trials are trials, whether they be big or small. No matter the size of the challenge, we learn something from it. And if we look closely enough, we learn that God's there at all times. Love to see you posting on here! :)
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