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"These are the times that try men's souls... Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value."
                                  
                                   -Thomas Paine

Perhaps it isn't tyranny from the government we face today, but oppression from the world around us. Media is constantly bombarding us with messages that glorify self-indulgence and pollute our minds with a sense of apathy. Trying to fit in at school, raise children or even find meaning in everyday life can be overwhelming and exhausting. 

In John 16:33, Jesus reminds us that, "...In me you might have peace. In the world you shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world."

Like Paine said, we won't value the things we don't have to fight for, and the harder the fight, the more glorious the triumph. Hard times will come, but we have peace knowing we too can overcome this world; and the glorious triumph will be enjoyed eternally.


              Pastor S.K. Davis