President Uchdorf said, "God is among us--and is personally involved in our lives and actively guiding His children. When the hard season is long, remember, God has never ceased to be faithful, and you are not the person He is going to let slip through the cracks. Holding onto God will always be worth it, no matter how long it takes. Don't let your struggle become your identity. Don't define yourself as the one with the hard and disappointing life. Guard yourself from becoming resentful about how long it's taking. Don't forget to remember all the years God has been faithful to you. The enemy will tempt you by reminding you how tired you are of trying. He will invite you to grow bitter roots that will grow to choke up your heart--do not accept. In these seasons be honest with God. Tell Him you need His strength. Tell Him that the lies feel true, and ask Him to intervene. There is more that is happening in this season than you realize. Every day make the small choice to cling to life to God, and remember His goodness. It takes genuine, unrelenting faith to wake up to the same storm, the same unanswered prayer, in the same unchanged siituation, and still say with confidence, "Lord, you are faithful and I still trust you." True courage is not found in the absence of waiting, but in the choice to praise God through it."
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