WALKING IN JOY THROUGH THE HARDSHIP

“Sing praise to Adonai, you faithful of his; and give thanks on recalling his holiness. For his anger is momentary, but his favor lasts a lifetime. Tears may linger for the night, but with dawn come cries of joy... You turned my mourning into dancing! You removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, so that my well-being can praise you and not be silent; Adonai my God, I will thank you forever!” ~ Psalm 30:5-6,12-13, CJB

“Joy still comes in the morning, Hope still walks with the hurting.”  As I woke this morning the song, “Alive and Breathing by Matt Maher, was in my head.  Then I turned on the news only to see that a little girl got caught in the crossfire and was killed.  I was saddened and angry by the senseless act in how she died. Then my mind went to all the senseless tragedies, and all the hardships we go through every day in our lives.  Many of us have gone through loss, pain, and hardship; many still are.  Some more than others, but we shouldn’t measure these things by degrees; suffering is suffering.  While it’s easy to get lost in all the tsuris (trouble or woe), we shouldn’t stay there.  All of us who are believers in Yeshua, have seen first-hand the things he has done in our lives.  All we have to do is look back on our lives, and we can see how Yeshua led us through every struggle.  God turns our mourning into dancing, our sadness into joy, and our doubt into faith.  It’s because of him we are able to forgive those that betray us.  As hard as we know it is sometimes, let’s walk in joy and praise him through every storm.  Thank you, Lord, for all you’ve done, everything you are doing now, and everything you will do.  Let us pray for those that don’t know Yeshua; that they would receive him into their lives, so that they may have a right relationship with him.  

Be a Blessing and Be Blessed!

Monday Morning Inspirational 
By Rebbitzen Kathleen Rantz

7th of Iyyar, 5781 April 19th, 2021