sweet like honey

"but we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. we are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. we always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of jesus may also be revealed in our body. for we who are alive are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that his life may be revealed in our mortal body. so then, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you."

--2 corinthians 4:7-12

my friend sonia shared this with me when we were eating a late dinner last night at outback. such an unlikely place for scripture to be shared but hey, God can work through anything, yes? i've always heard of this, especially through the trading my sorrows song, but it's really hitting me to my core. though by ourselves we're completely weak, we're not powerless with Christ. it's okay to be hard pressed on every side, confused/perplexed, persecuted, and struck down. we've got Jesus on our side and He will not let us be crushed, in despair, abandoned, and destroyed. man, that has got to be soothing to your soul. sweet like honey.

fellowship with the holy spirit, the word, and other believers is so sweeeeet. i need more. we all need more. give us moooore, Lord Jesus!

let's do this. let's tackle life with it's ups and downs because we have the authority. the world can crumble around us but Jesus will always be standing true and strong. hiiii-YAH, satan, take that!