Lens of faith

God encouraged me like no other person can through His word yesterday.
I am amazed at how His timing is so perfect, and how He can use me to encourage another person as well.
Hebrews 12 is a chapter called God disciplines His sons.
Through that chapter, God revealed to me how it is to be disciplined by Him. Or rather, how to go through this period of time whereby I will be disciplined by Him.
Firstly, I must remember the opposition Jesus faced.
As compared to what Jesus went through, everything that I'm going through now really seems trivial and pale in comparison.
I must remember this, and fix my eyes on Jesus, and not the problems.
And then, I know I'll be less weary and not lose heart in advancing His kingdom.
Secondly, I must recognize that God is putting me under His training,the training to be more mentally disciplined in doing His will.
He is training me to be a woman of perseverance and faith.
By that alone, we can do what we think we can't.
Whatever I may be facing now may be painful, harsh, strict...yet since when is God's training for us pleasant?
With reference to James 1:2-4 then, I must delight in these trials, for the Lord is putting these trials to discipline me in perseverance and faith , for He is disciplining me because I am His child and He loves me.
If I stand firm in unwavering faith and perseverance, praying with a sincere heart, will the Lord short-change me? Can He possibly pass me by?
What I know for sure is that by faith, the Lord will produce a harvest of righteousness and peace in me (Hebrews 12:11). And that, is worth my perseverance. The Lord's love is worth my faith in Him.
That will be my prayer for today.
Lord, make me a woman with utmost faith in You. Help me delight in Your discipline and trials.

(On a sidenote, I think I need to adopt a bit of apathy towards certain things, instead, find my confidence in the Lord himself.)