"When things get harder, when my
health is more trying, the thing that keeps me calm and sane is the fact that I
know I've done it before. The pain has been bad before, the symptoms are all
ones that I've faced in the past, the exhaustion has reared it's ugly head and
the headaches have tried to break me. And during those times, those wintry
moments when things seem cold and endless and bleak, there is a summer deep
within me that is untouchable. Invincible. I know it's there even when it seems far away and unreachable because
I've been through it all before... and the summer always rises to the surface.
I have faith that He hasn't
left me empty. So in those moments I
remind myself of what I've already learned... that in the midst of winter there
is in me an invincible summer.
What have you already
learned that seems easy for you to forget?
Because I really do believe
that once we know better we can't pretend to be ignorant anymore. Try making it
a habit to remind yourself now of what you've already learned so that during
your next run of trouble... the winter moments that inevitably come... you will
remember and believe that He hasn't left you empty.
Remember that He has given you
an invincible summer within." ~Sara Frankl
Thank you for joining me in 31 days of Choosing Joy...You can keep the joy by purchasing Sara's book...Choose Joy: Finding Hope and Purpose When Life Hurts.