Look Up: Finding Light in Discouragement
BROTHER, sister, are things going rather hard with you? Are you perplexed, and troubled, and discouraged? Look up! Get into your closet and look up. Look until the steady gaze of your faith penetrates to the throne and lets the light through; and then keep looking until your whole being is flooded with light. Look until you see everything in the light of eternity. Then how small the things of this world will appear; how light the burdens, how insignificant the cares; how sweet the pains, how glorious the labors. How strong you will feel when you see Omnipotence on your side. The devil will keep you looking down at the things of earth if he can; but do not please him in this. Look up, and keep looking up, and God will bless you and give you victory.