I have been wrestling with doubt the past couple days.  Once again God has spoken to me, calmed my fears and renewed my hope.  This afternoon I sat down to do my devotions.  I read through the passage and felt as though I had just read complete gibberish.  Nothing made sense-- it was like I hadn't even been reading English.  But then just as I was about to flip back to the devo page a verse I had previously underlined leapt out at me.

"Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.  For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.  So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal."
2 Corinthians 4:16-18 NIV

It gave me hope.  Even though things are a little rough and it’s not easy.  In the end I know it will be worth it.  I believe with God anything is possible.  I believe that HE can change hearts and lives.  The world may see things one way but they can only see the outside.  Things go deeper than that.  Only God can truly know what is happening inside a persons mind and heart. 

As I sat there pondering this verse I had another verse spring to mind. 

“I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace.  In this world you will have trouble but take heart!  I have over come the world.”

John 16:33  NIV