In ministry, there are times that we are tired. We have given everything we have and it seems like we are not making progress. Or we are waiting for God to answer prayers we have prayed for such a long time. There are times when we go through a season of loss or betrayal and we don’t know if we can keep on going. We can be so crushed by what we have gone through that we lose heart. We stop hoping and believing that God can truly bring victory. During one of those really hard times several years ago, I found this verse that absolutely gave me the strength to go on..to keep on believing God and His promises. I am sharing two different versions of this verse because both really have been such an encouragement to me. Psalm 27:13-14 “I would have lost heart, unless I had believed That I would see the goodness of the Lord In the land of the living. Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!” *It may seem that God is silent…but He is certainly working powerfully behind the scenes to accomplish His good plans. I love vs. 1 ~ “The Lord is my light and my salvation –whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life –of whom shall I be afraid?” “Dear Lord, When we are afraid, we put our trust in You…You are our light and salvation. We can trust in Your goodness…not just when we get to Heaven…but right here in the land of the living. So we will remain confident in You…our everlasting, all-powerful, and good God. We will wait on you. Help each of us to take one more step forward, believing You and Your promises… may hope and strength rise in our spirits. May we take heart and wait for You…to walk in our calling…to serve one more weekend…to teach one more class… because maybe today… just maybe… we will reach one more soul for You.”

-Cindy Lyons