Happily ever after?

Happily ever after belongs at the end of a fairy tale, not in a description of the Christian life. Life in Christ is real. It isn't plastic, it isn't stained glass. It isn't saccharine, it isn't fantasy land. In all my years of walking with the Lord I have yet to meet person who has "lived happily ever after" On the other hand, I have met a great many significant saints who have endured affliction, loss, disappointment, setbacks, failures and incredible pain through the years. And I have seen many of those same men and women and adolescents cling to their joy, radiate hope, and sustain

A winsome spirit even though heartache even though tears, even at death's door.

If you're waiting for a seamless, blemish-free week friend, you're going to wait in vain. There is no such thing. and until we learn how to derive lessons from seasons of failure and loss, we'll keep repeating those failure-digging ourselves into an ever deeper hole-rather than moving on as we grow up.