‘We are hard-pressed on every side, but not crushed,
perplexed but not in despair,
persecuted but not abandoned,
struck down but not destroyed. 2 Corinthians 4:8-9
I was being borne down by small niggling worries, the kind that kept me awake at night, the sort of worries that paled into insignificance in the light of day. My mind went round in circles with no apparent solutions. In frustration I got my Bible out (I keep one on my bedside table).I opened the Bible at 2 Corinthians and read the above passage. The words spoke to my heart. I was being pressed on every side, a number of people had a claim on my time and help. I couldn’t satisfy them all but then I realised I wasn’t crushed, everything would be done in good time
I was perplexed, the demands of modern technology were stressing me. I then remembered I could get help from variious places and I didn’t need to learn things I would never use.
I was heavily persecuted for my faith and beliefs, but I was not abandoned, God was always at my side. I would never be alone. He was my helper and guide.
There were times when I was struck down, sometimes with ill-health sometimes by opposition and enemies but never was I destroyed. I lived to fight another day or rather God picked me up and in His strength, I continued the fight called life. Praise and honour to Him who will always get me through.