We all go through hard things. We hate going through them. We question why we have to go through them. And it stinks for a long time. I think that long time is called time on earth.

Because there is rejoicing in Heaven. Oh how I can’t wait to be there rejoicing.

But, in the mean time, we have to be thankful for the cross because even Jesus did not despise the cross. The thing that killed Him. He saw what was on the other side.

I think we have to do the same.

We have to look to the other side.

Tough times are gonna come, if they haven’t already, but we have a hope that is greater than our pain. We have Jesus.

In that hard day, look to the other side. See the joy waiting for you when you get out. See the smile on your loved ones when you finally arrive.

I think of the Angels in Heaven praising our God for every day He gave us. I think of my family in Heaven thanking God for the miracles He made in their lives. And I think of Jesus, waiting to come back to us.

Take hope today, there is good ahead. There is another side to this pain you simply can’t see yet. And there is Jesus.

Think of how a sunflower constantly follows the sun. Where the sun goes, so does the sunflower. Because it knows the sun will provide what the sunflower needs.

So follow Jesus, He has what you need. He knows what’s ahead.