As surely as you are alive you will endure hardship. As surely as you breathe, you will experience delays and setbacks. As surely as there is glory set before you, there will also be surprises before you as well. Do not run from these things, nor alter the course I have set before you, for this course will be best for you. It will be the most righteous and effective path you could take. It will be the path leading to the fullness and fruition of the plans I have for your life. Though it will not be pleasant in the way you would desire, it will be the utmost benefit to you as you grow in the knowledge and experience of all that is placed before you. (1)

I have specific things I desire to teach you. There are specific lessons you will need to learn. There are specific experiences I will bring you through. There are specific mindsets I desire for you to adopt, and there are specific relationships I desire to bring to you. Even though the path before you looks perilous, unknown, or unpleasant at times, hold fast and do not waver. Do not fret or fear for I am with you in all these things. Though unpleasant, you will not be destroyed; though painful, it will be only temporary. (2)

Do not look to what is seen with your eyes, for what is seen is temporary. Instead, look to what is unseen, for what is unseen is eternal. With this eternal perspective you will see your slight and temporary delays and conflicts with a more righteous, long term perspective. (3)

Though this may sound foreign to you at first, it will become music to your ears, for you will see what is being accomplished. You will see what is developing. You will begin to see and appreciate the divine timing of all that is being worked within you and through you. You will see the circumstances turnaround in their due course, and it will be glorious.

Do not feel as though you are missing the mark simply because the path is difficult. Do not feel you have made a mistake or have failed, for in this world you will surely have trouble and hardship. So put your focus past these temporary things and walk the path I have laid before you. This path, though difficult at times, will yield the optimal benefit to you. It will yield the most exuberant experience for you. It will yield the most joy, peace, glory, and fulfillment for you in every way possible. (4)

So move forward in courage, with boldness, knowing I am with you in all these things. And though you do not know or understand it all, rest, trust, and know that I do. (5)

(1) James 1:2-4, Joshua 1:9, Jeremiah 29:11
(2) John 14:26 , Ephesians 2:8, James 1:6-8
(3) 2 Corinthians 4:17-18, 1 Corinthians 15:22
(4) Philippians 3:14 , 1 Corinthians 9:24 , 2 Timothy 2:5, Galatians 5:22-23
(5) Deuteronomy 31:6, Hebrews 4:13 , Matthew 6:8