I woke up yesterday with two thoughts in mind. The first one was that summer’s comin’ and I hate the heat. The second one was a bit different than just my yearly whine about summer. It is that “nothing is easy anymore.”
That line was uttered by a character in a book I was reading a few days ago. It stuck with me. It has popped up in my thinking over and over since reading it. It was one of the first things I thought about upon waking yesterday.
Personally, nothing is easy anymore. Where once I bounced out of bed and made my way through the day with nary a thought to pain, or stamina, or strength, now all that has changed. I must plan my day and my way around my pain, and reduced stamina and strength. The days are much more difficult than they were.
But beyond just a personal level, nothing is easy anymore. We live daily with wars and rumors of wars, pandemics, inflation, famines in various parts of the world, mass shootings, deadlocked politicians, homelessness, and hopelessness.
When I think about nothing is easy anymore, I must admit that nothing in this world has ever really been easy. It just seems more widespread and intense in these latter days. But like the promise of God’s covenant yesterday—that there will always be a springtime and harvest—we have the promise of our Savior Christ Jesus, “I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. You will have suffering in this world. Be courageous! I have conquered the world.” [John 16:33 HCSB]
No matter how difficult this world gets, nor how difficult our personal lives become, Jesus is with us. We can be courageous because He has conquered it all!
We can rest in that until we see Him face-to-face.
