Joy in the Midst of Pain.

Joy in the midst of pain; peace in the face of the unknown. This is God's will for you. Are you not experiencing this? Then are you truly trusting Him? Are you praising Him in the midst of the storm? If you aren't than that is why. You say "but it is too hard" Then ask God for the strength you need to trust and praise Him. He will grant it too you if you ask. He will not fail you or leave you alone. Be strong and of good courage, for the Lord is carrying you on HIS back through this time.

Joy and Praise go hand in hand. If you are Joyful you will Praise, and if You Praise you will have Joy. It is a cycle that can start one of two ways. You can start with Joy and start Praising because of that Joy, or you can Praise when you have no Joy and the Lord will give you the Joy. Then it becomes the cycle. The more you praise the more joy you receive, the more joy you receive the more you praise.

If You trust God You will have peace, and if you have peace you will have joy. You can't have joy if you don't have peace. It is hard to trust God at times, especially when you have had your whole life shaken and all your plans and dreams have been destroyed or delayed. God is faithful if you trust him. If you trust him he will give you the desires of your heart or something much greater. God will never give us something second class, He only gives the best. So trust Him and he will give you peace while you are going through the storm and once the storm is over the reward will be worth the pain. We may not know why we must go through these times, but God sees the bigger picture. The bigger picture is what is best for us and one day we will look back and see the whole picture and know that God's way was the best way. So trust Him, just trust and He will give you peace and the strength you need to make it through the storm.