For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. -Romans 8:22

Good morning and TGIF! Every so often, we look at this great big ball of confusion and find ourselves saying, “Lord, how long?”

It’s not always just the moral decay of values that troubles us. Sometimes it’s smaller things — like fashion, trends, or other shifts in culture. Personally, I use social media, but I wouldn’t call myself a strong advocate for it. To me, it is both entertaining and destructive — what I’ll simply call “my groaning.”

Most parents know that kind of groan. It’s that moment of exasperation when you’ve spent years raising and correcting your children, and as they grow, your role shifts to warning and advising. You see the train coming down the track. You remember the “good old days,” and while you may recall walking uphill both ways to and from school, you still miss those times.

Scripture tells us that even nature has its own groan — longing for the day when glory will be restored. And if we’re honest, it feels like nature has been groaning more than ever lately.

Beloved, don’t lose hope. The groaning within you — and even the groaning you hear around you — is a reminder that God’s mercy and grace are still at work and still amazing.

Go fellowship this weekend, we all need it. 

#prayforthepeaceofIsrael 

God bless you and command your day!!! 

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