The Hidden Prince

by Tessa Afshar

“The question is, will you let God give you the strength to climb this mountain? Will you trust him to give you feet like those of the deer?”

Their life shall be like a watered garden, and they shall languish no more. Whenever you are languishing or weary, whenever you are tempted to give up, I want you to remember this place. This watered garden.

injustice. If you do not learn to lean into God’s enduring love, in time, you might become slaves to bitterness.

“That is why you must learn to endure. Endure in the fire, because God’s love for you endures. Trust in his plans for you,

“Where do you draw the line for God, Jared? Even if he does not take away this pain? Even if he does not restore your independence, your strength, your health? Will you still choose him, even if? Choose him every day?” Daniel picked up his walking stick. “Because if you want reassurance, then you have to sort out your even-ifs.”

But if you set your sights on the realistic thing, then you only get the realistic thing. Me, I plan for better.”

God was reminding me to endure. To trust in him in the midst of so much discouragement. Something in my soul bowed before that invitation. I would limp out of bed tomorrow and be brave. And I would bear the weight of the burden before me.

You can trust your heart. As a child, I learned that my heart is untrustworthy. And sometimes, it is.

have a feeling that if we pick up the bundle of our disappointments and unfulfilled dreams and follow God’s plans one wobbly step at a time, in the end we will find our way home.”

grace means allowing room for someone to grow.