In times of spiritual turmoil, aside from getting a copy of Rick Warren’s “The Purpose Driven Life” I also keep a hand of Streams in the Dessert by L.B. Cowman. This morning, I’ve come across to this devotional reading. Here it goes…..
Therefore, do not always look ahead to your tomorrows for some ideal situation, exotic difficulty, or faraway emergency in which to shine. Rise today to face the cirmcumstance in which the providence of God has placed for you this very hour or week and month of your life. Yet the most difficult things are not those seen and known by the world but those deep within your soul, unseen and unknown by anyone except JESUS. It is in the this secret place that you experience a little trial that you would never dare to mention to anyone else and it is more difficult for you to bear than martyrdom.
Beloved, your crown lies there. May God help you to overcome and to wear it.