"For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal." 2 Corinthians 4:17
“To please God… to be a real ingredient in the divine happiness… to be loved by God, not merely pitied, but delighted in as an artist delights in his work or a father in a son- it seems impossible, a weight or burden of glory which our thoughts can hardly sustain. But so it is.” C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory
I just returned from getting my blood transfusion after my red blood cell count being low. I could have gotten all worried and anxious but instead turned to Christ and told Him that I trust Him, I am His, and that I know everything that He has for me is good.
While sitting in the chair at the transfusion center listening to Fernando Ortega, I thought for the first time that if I had not had the 103 degree fever the night before, I would not have had blood work done for a while and the red count would not have been caught. Praise God that all the details of our lives are planned out...my responsibility is to trust and believe.
. As C.S.Lewis said in The Weight of Glory, "it seems impossible, a weight or burden of glory which our thoughts can hardly sustain. But so it is.” Yes, so it is!