A unrealistic and false narrative that Christians can fall prey to is that because we are Christians, everything should be okay. This can leave people feeling less than and like they need to hide their struggles.
Reading Psalm 23 shows how realistic life with Jesus is. Psalm 23:4
Even though I walk
through the darkest valley,
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
In this life, we are walking through the valley of the shadow of death. In this life, we experience difficulties. In this life we still have troubles. The promise of Psalm 23 is that we do not walk through those dark times alone. Jesus walks with us. A shepherd uses the rod to guide and the staff to protect. The shepherd walks with the sheep.
So the promise is that Jesus walks with us, guiding us, protecting, while we walk through difficult times. Our eternal promise is that in eternity with Jesus, there is no more suffering. Both truths give me hope, that Jesus is with me now as I go through difficult times, and that Jesus has an eternal future for me with no difficulties.
Thank you for reading. God Bless.
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