Jan Ross

True and abiding contentment will cost us. It will be painful at times. We will find it difficult to resist the urge to complain and grumble, to murmur and show discontent.

Without our “Compass”, the way through life is filled with deadends, roadblocks, disguised potholes, insurmountable mountains, hidden pits and cunning traps laid by the enemy to snare the unsuspecting.

His secret voice is heard deep within my heart, yet is so profound that it demands a response

If we are willing to follow hard after Him until we find that place of rest in His presence, we will go where He may be found.

When trouble knocks at our door, we quickly become owners of it, identifying our very selves with our troubles, taking on the persona of one who has become one with their circumstances.

Oh, how often we sell short the power of Christ at work in our lives by our limited understanding of His fullness that dwells within us!

I believe the key word is not necessarily “persecuted” but “righteousness” because it is because of righteousness that many face persecution.

Our Merciful Father made a way for us all even in the midst of His own grief over the wickedness of mankind.

“Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler” (Psalm 91:3).

In the words of George Whitefield, "we would never suffer justly as an evil-doer, but only for righteousness sake."