Hold on to hope, and keep taking the next wise step. Receive the help God places before you, and remember that healing often happens one faithful day at a time.

Are the people you are friends with right now the kind of people who would help you get to Jesus if you needed Him and weren’t sure what to do? Do their actions mostly reflect the character, integrity, honesty, kindness, and thoughts of the future that you want your life to reflect?

If you’re familiar with Job, you know he was a faithful man who refused to curse God and die, as his wife asked him to do. (See Job 2:9). He suffered greatly through many things, and though he asked questions of God, he did not once have concerns or doubts about God’s handling of him. Technically.

There is something beautiful about a heart that can say, “Lord, I trust You here too” even when the path does not look exactly the way we would have designed it.

But do not let fear, criticism, or mislabeling keep you from obeying God, developing your skills, or sharing what He has placed in you.

At times, life gently reminds us that we also need to enjoy what God has given us, pay attention to the moment we are in, and take good care of ourselves.