Consistency is key. We eat meals daily even when we don’t feel like it because it’s good for us and because it’s a good habit established very early in life. So it should be with prayer, reading of the Word, meditation on Scripture, sharing of our faith with others. The result shows up gradually over years. One day we look back and realize, “I just came through a 3 year trial” or a five year trial or whatever.

Then there is also the truth that God teaches us abiding joy and peace during such times. May these gifts be yours.