Enduring isn't just overcoming. Sometimes it's being crushed and ground to powder--with His name on my lips.

(Stephen E. Robinson)

Why do I quote this? Too often, I have felt like this. When I do cry out for Him, He encircles me in his grace and love. So much to be grateful for now. For so long, I was in a tunnel of pitch-blackness. The tiny dot of light at the end began to grow bigger and closer. Finally, after a lot of hard work, prayer, studying and faith, I have emerged from that very dark place. I don't ever want to go back into that dark night. 

Keep the faith.