THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

KNOW THAT AMAZING THINGS ARE AHEAD IF YOU DON’T GIVE UP IN GETHSEMANE…..

On the night before Jesus went to the cross, He was so deeply TROUBLED in the Garden of Gethsemane that He asked His disciples to STAY there and PRAY for Him. He deserved their SUPPORT, but they couldn’t stay awake. It was disappointing, but He accepted that He wasn’t going to have their encouragement and moved FORWARD toward His RESURRECTION.

In life we ALL have disappointments, some that deeply TROUBLE us. But God gives us GRACE for EVERY Gethsemane, for EVERY person who falls asleep. It’s very FREEING when you can look at the frustration, look at the BUSINESS that slowed down, look at the people who LEFT you, and know that AMAZING things are ahead if you don’t give UP in Gethsemane. Yes, there are CROSSES to bear, BETRAYALS, and SETBACKS, but if you keep moving FORWARD, there will be RESURRECTIONS. There will be NEW beginnings, times when God pays you BACK for what was unfair, times where He catapults you to new LEVELS. You may be in Gethsemane but know that your RESURRECTION is coming.

Today’s Scripture:

Matthew 26:38, NLT

He told them, “My soul is crushed with grief to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.”