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Isa:9:1
Nevertheless that time of darkness and despair will not go on forever. 

Darkness too is short lasting. It looks scary. It might seem to go on forever. But the moment a streak of light comes, darkness disappears. 
So is lie. The moment it is exposed, lie vanishes. Truth always triumphs over lie. 
So is despair. It might seem unending. But the moment the peace that comes from above over rules it; it disappears. 
The issue with problems and disappointments is this. It might seem unending and eternal. But the truth is, it is short lived like the mayflies. God triumphs. 

May be you are going through the toughest times of your life. Hope looks far away. The glimmer looks unlikely. But know that it is just a passing phase. This is temporary. This time of darkness will not go on forever. This too will pass and the Lord will heal. 

The greatest hope we have is the deliverance from the yoke of sin, by the gruesome death my God sufferred on the cross. That yoke of slavery is broken. All we could do was to succumb. But now He has given the ability to resist and say no and walk in freedom. 

If that is dealt with, will He not take care of my other needs? And so if He has taken care of our eternal future, will He not take care of our present future? Our sicknesses, our needs, our pains and aches might look scary. But just rest. 

2 Cor:4:17 For our present troubles are small and won't last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever. 
So we don't look at the troubles we can see now, rather we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things we see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever. 
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