John 16

20 Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy.21 When a woman is giving birth, she has sorrow because her hour has come, but when she has delivered the baby, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world. 22 So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.

God never promised things would be easy. We will face obstacles and trials, we will feel frustrated and experience sorrows. However, God promised He’d be with us and that He will turn our sorrow into joy. God’s faithfulness is never based off of unfolding circumstances in our life, so likewise we shouldn’t dwell on these tribulations. It’s in these moments where we should stand firm in our faith, lean on Him even more, and find joy in our sufferings. These few verses from John 16 reminded me of a specific verse from Romans 8:18 ESV - “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.” No matter how awful we may feel or how disappointed we may be, we have eternity with Him and that’s something that should bring us comfort. Thank You, Father!