What Paul the apostle wants to tell us is that we might be feeling pain at the moment but God gives us the certainty that the suffering won’t last for a long time. Just like the article from Grace Communion International, “just as there was for Jesus, there is joy set before us — a future so wonderful that our current trials will seem minor.” Jesus went thru a storm that none of us wants to experience but although he over went that, the future that awaited was nothing compare to what was going on before. Many people use this verse to feel the encouragement that God gives us by telling us that we have better days ahead of us. Paul when he said this quote wasn’t on the best days himself, him and people that followed him were not treated rightfully. …show more content…
When we are on our hard days in life sometimes we want to disappear, we don’t think of our future and what will happen to it. We see a lot of things in present times such as war, natural disasters, crime, racism, hatred, etc., we think we can control it but when we see that we can’t we give up and lose hope. Paul in this verse wants us to not lose hope to keep trying until accomplish because right now we can feel down, hurt, or even other harsh emotions but he wants to let us know that God is by our side and wont let this problem become worse than it already is. Recently, we’ve seen the presidential election develop some are happy with the results but others aren’t, to the people that aren’t happy they don’t have hope that the president elect can make this nation better but others that aren’t happy can have hope that he can change some things. I feel that hope is the last thing we have to lose, we need to learn to confront things in our lives and be able to move on. Peoples lives are like a racing track, we have a finish line that we have to get to and the only way it to overpass our obstacles that tries to impede us from getting there. This quote helps me a lot in the since that I know God is by my side, he will never let me down and will make my days