Whatever Happens

I'm working my way through Philippians as I lead a study at church, but also work on writing one for publication. One of the statements Paul makes throughout the letter is "Stand firm whatever happens." It's been a good study for me personally because at times I could be better at this. There are periods of time when I sense God's leading in my life to do a particular activity or have a certain focus, but then I can so easily give way to discouragement when I don't get feedback from others. Throughout this study, the Lord has been reminding me to stay the course, stand firm, just do the thing that He has called me to do and get my eyes off people. Yesterday, was a wonderful example of this. I was feeling a bit discouraged as I've been working to put together resources for women to use in their own personal development as well as in their ministry. I've been doing daily posts on my Encouraging Deep Roots Facebook and Instagram pages, but haven't g...