"I shall conquer this"...

It's difficult living in this world. And no, that's not a new revelation, but it's an increasingly obvious concept that is pressing upon me the more time I spend with non-Christians. I'm not condemning them, but it does get harder to be an example and to bring glory to God around them.

I love being back home, because I miss my school friends dearly...the infamous 5 particularly and many others. I can't wait to see them again on Wednesday, but I know the same old challenges will arise. The challenge to stand out and bring glory to God, the challenge not to feel lonely when they all talk of their loves, of how lovely they are, of how romantic and how awesome they are. It makes it hard to talk to them about the love of my life...Jesus, because it isn't something that they can relate to, and lets face it, it's a little cheesy. It's especially difficult when to be honest I have two burdens going on at the moment, frantically battling inside of me, the devil trying to get me to despair over them.

But in all things, I have to rely on and depend upon my God. But it isn't always that easy is it? I am displeased with this world, I am displeased with this life I live.

In in the words of Mr. Darcy himself..."I shall conquer this". These burdens, I will eradicate, I will conquer and I shall come out the other side a better person, a stronger woman and hopefully, will not encounter the burdens again. Yet I know that they are common place burdens and they are likely to return.

But one lives in hope. Heavenly hope, heavenly assurance. Ahhh to taste heaven and to have no more pain or suffering!