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When you persevere through a trial, God gives you a special measure of insight.  You become the recipient of the favor of God as He gives to you, and those who suffer with you, something that would not be learned otherwise.

From Psalm 55:18:  “He will redeem me unharmed from the battle that I wage, for many are arrayed against me.”

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The Pharisees were great on loud, dogmatic commands, lengthy requirements, and drawn-out demands.  Oh, how they loved the sound of their own words!  But when it came to doing, they struck out.  In other words, don’t talk compassion; lend a hand. Don’t pound a pulpit about generosity; give.  Just do it.

From James 1:22-24:  “But be doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves.  For if any are hearers of the word and not doers, they are like those who look at themselves in a mirror; for they look at themselves and, on going away, immediately forget what they were like.”

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Our Lord is ultimately acquainted with all our ways.  Darkness and light are alike to Him.  Not one of us is hidden from His sight.  He sees it all.  He knows our frame.  He remembers we are dust . . .  Best of all, He loves us still.

From Proverbs 10:12:  “Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses.”

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Nobody is a whole chain.  Each one is a link.  But take away one link and the chain is broken.  We need each other.  You need someone and someone needs you.  Isolated islands, we’re not.

From Colossians 1:9-10:  “For this reason, since the day we heard it, we have not ceased praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of God’s will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you may lead lives worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him, as you bear fruit in every good work and as you grow in the knowledge of God.”