Here is a call

       for the endurance and faith

       of the saints.

                    Revelation 13. 10

(Do we look at these impossible

      situations and relationships

               and difficulties

as a battle against us

or as a call for endurance and faith?

How we view it determines

         how we navigate it.

"We do not know what to do,

        but our eyes are on You."

                      2 Chronicles 20.12

This is not the end,

         nor will this last forever,

but only the most exciting part

   of the story in which God

   brings His glory

   and grants us His strength

                       to endure.

It is the pivotal point when we know

             we need Him

and decide to walk, run and

         trust Him in this.

This situation is not meant for defeat

    but to draw even closer to Him.)

O LORD,

Help us to see our situations

   with different eyes

                   and a new heart,

knowing Your Presence with us,

relying on Your strength

                  and not our own,

realizing we can trust You

         even in this.

You show us a different path

   that brings You honor

and spreads Your grace

         all over.

Help us to make this

       a loving conversation

   and not barrel into

     a needless confrontation.