“You will forget your misery; it will be like water flowing away” (Job 11:16; NLT). This verse should be an encouragement to anyone going through a “miserable” phase of life. It certainly was to me when my husband shared this verse with me as I was just starting into chemo. I confessed this verse so much I almost wore it out! Verse 17 is equally encouraging, “Your life will be brighter than the noonday; its darkness will be as bright as morning” (NLT). We all go through difficult seasons of life but the Bible tells us to expect that (Ps 34:19), God encourages us that they are temporary and won’t last forever. (2 Cor 4:18). The apostle Paul had something to say about this too, that whatever we may be dealing with on earth is far outweighed by future glory, “yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will reveal to us later” (Rom 8:18; NLT). Jesus also had something to say about this, “I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth, you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the World” (John 16:33). So be encouraged today, remember that what you are going through has an expiry date and even as you deal with affliction, God goes with you because He has promised that He will never leave us (Heb 13:5) and is always with us. (Matt 28:20).