Endure Or Be Secure

 

For I have learned

  in whatever state I am

  to be content.

I know how to be brought low,

and I know how to abound.

In any and every circumstance,

I have learned the secret

   of facing plenty and hunger,

   abundance and need.

I can do all things 

through Him 

       who strengthens me.

              Philippians 4. 11-13

In whatever situation

   or circumstances,

what matters is not

     our state of affairs,

     but our state of mind.

When we turn to Jesus,

  we learn not to despair,

  nor to tough it out,

but trust Him 

    for His strength in this.

To be content means neither passive

   nor complacent,

not just to endure,

           but to be secure 

and walk with Him through.

O LORD,

Help us to know that 

  Your well-being for us

is not dependent on

    clear skies

    and a paved road,

but Your Presence with us.

No matter where You lead,

   no matter if we understand,

learning that we can be content

and secure in You

 is always 

       one of the reasons why

       You have brought us

            to this place.

Be glorified, O LORD,

      today even in this.