Author Darlene J. Conard

Each challenge we encounter serves as valuable preparation for the trials. Reflecting on my past experiences, I’ve realized that these moments were not just random obstacles but divine lessons intended to shape my character and guide my journey. They have improved my understanding and offered me opportunities to support and uplift others during their struggles.

“God’s ways and thoughts are past finding out” is a sentence we hear often, but do we let it sink into our spirit? I can say for myself, no, I haven’t.

I often find myself lost in thought, reflecting on the unexpected twists that life has taken—circumstances I never imagined would unfold this way. Take, for example, the journey to Canaan. Instead of guiding the people along a straight and direct path, God led them through a longer, meandering route, intentionally steering them away from the easier detour. It’s astonishing that what could have been a swift passage to their promised land transformed into a daunting 38-year odyssey. Yet, within this unanticipated delay lies a more profound significance; God was pursuing a greater purpose that transcended immediate understanding. (Exodus 13:17)

I can sense the weariness in your heart from the prayers that seem to echo back unanswered, and your patience may be dwindling as each day stretches on. But I implore you to hold fast to hope—there is a glimmer of light on the horizon, and the help you seek is indeed on its way!

Psalm 121:1-8 KJV

“ I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand. The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.”

Feel free to forward it to anyone you wish.  My mission is to encourage everyone to follow our Lord Jesus Christ with all their heart, soul, mind, and strength. ©Darlene J. Conard Vision Ministries 2024.   This may not be republished or used without the author’s written consent. The photograph is AI-generated. Darlene J. Conard is also affiliated with Glory Carrier Ministries.

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