Luke

11:13 "If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"

12:4 "I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do."

12:11 "And when they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not be anxious about how you should defend yourself or what you should say, for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say."

12:24 "Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom."

Frustrations

Coming into this semester I found myself getting frustrated a lot with...everything. It seemed like nothing was working and everything seemed way more difficult than it should be. But I'm finally starting to realize that that's okay. That most likely things aren't going to work really easily, you have to work at it. Discipleship is HARD. More often than not I wonder what on earth I'm doing and if this is even tangible. Community is HARD. Fellowship is beautiful and life giving but it's not easy to love other people who are just as human and sinful as you are. I've been working on keeping a more positive outlook on things, continuing to pursue them despite the mess ups and hardships. I guess Paul wouldn't have told Timothy to "keep fighting the good fight" if he didn't intend for it to be difficult and Timothy to actually have to FIGHT for the Kingdom of God.