Joy Does Come...

When Habakkuk spoke of discouragement, he said,

" Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls... (these were bleak times, people)

He went on to say this...

YET I WILL rejoice in the Lord , I WILL joy in the God of my salvation.  The Lord God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds' feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places."

He trusted in God to bring a sure victory, in spite of what his circumstances were.

 Jesus, in the Garden of Gethsemane, knew the agony of dark times. When He prayed until his sweat was great drops of blood, he begged for the cup of Calvary to pass him by, yet, He knew His desire was to do the Father's will, so He said, "thy will be done."

When we are being covered in what seems to be mountains of discouragement, it isn't the easiest thing to just stop and affirm our trust in Him, it should be, but it's not. For me, I'm beginning to learn that the reason this sad weakness of mine is so true is because it's not Him I don't trust, it's my own faith and courage that I doubt. You see, I take my focus off of His power and place it on everything and everyone around me - that is a sure-fire recipe for disaster.
When we face insurmountable odds, we only need take a look back at Calvary and remember joy does come in the morning!!!