You ever hear a speaker say that the message he was delivering was to himself first, then to those he was to speak to second?

Well, that's what happened with what I call a prophetic painting I recently completed. The painting is called "Endure" and is an image of a battle-weary warrior who is being supported and uplifted by Christ standing behind his kneeling body.

The painting represents a passage from the Bible, 2 Timothy 2:3 that sates "Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ." The painting and the passage tell the message that although hard times will come (and they will come) that Christ is there to support and sustain the Believer.

* …5 months after completing this painting, I received news from out of town that my Mother fell victim to an aneurysm (about 2 weeks before Thanksgiving).
* 4 weeks after her hospitalization, my stepfather (her husband) passes away.
* 3 weeks after returning home to lay him to rest, my Mother also passes away (3 days before Christmas).

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