Romans chapter 8 is referred to by my professor, as the "you're okay, you're going to make it" chapter. There are three specific sections in this chapter, that personally help me to know that I am okay, and I am going to make it. First, verses 16-17: "The spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God." Then 17 goes on to describe that because we are His children, we are heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ. I love these verses because it reminds me of where I came from, who I am, and where I am going. In a way, it lays out my road map, and reminds me that to get to my destination I must remember a very significant truth. This truth is that I am a daughter of God. When we really understand and accept this knowledge of our origin, I feel as if our pathway through life opens up and becomes more clear. Not that life necessarily gets less difficult, but that we are now armed to battle the troubles we come in contact with. We are no longer helpless.

The second section in Romans 8, is verse 26. "Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered." Through our trials, and weaknesses, we have all felt to some degree, the pain of feeling helpless, and maybe even hopeless. Because of this pain, sometimes we do not even know how to voice or yearnings and pleadings with the Lord. However, we do not have to. The spirit of the Lord can understand the things we cannot articulate. In my mind, this is because he knows us like nobody else knows us. He knows exactly what trials we are facing, and how those trials are hurting us. He knows how to help bind up our wounds, and heal us.

Finally verses 38-39. "For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." I feel as if I don't need any other explanation to this verse. It is so beautiful. I feel that at times we may be numb to the spirit, and to the love of our Savior, but numb is the key word. If we are numb to something, it does not mean that it is not present or does not exist. In my opinion, being numb to the love of Christ, is simply caused by ourselves creating a barrier between us and that love. Nothing can separate us from the love of God, except ourselves.