Getting through it

I've been spending quite a bit of solitary time with God lately. It's been great and God has been opening my eyes to so many things. I've had a phenomenal week, but I know the coming weeks are going to be very hard adjusting to various things. I have a feeling I'll be on a (closet) mini-emotional roller coaster trying to get everything figured out and getting used this idea of life as normal (for now...at least). Thinking about it could make me cry. However, I just need to focus my eyes on Jesus and look forward to the future and what God has in store.


These past couple days, God has been bringing me to Isaiah 58:9-14.



⁹ Then when you call, the Lord will answer.
      ‘Yes, I am here,’ he will quickly reply.
   “Remove the heavy yoke of oppression.
      Stop pointing your finger and spreading vicious rumors!
 ¹⁰ Feed the hungry,
      and help those in trouble.
   Then your light will shine out from the darkness,
      and the darkness around you will be as bright as noon.
 ¹¹ The Lord will guide you continually,
      giving you water when you are dry
      and restoring your strength.
   You will be like a well-watered garden,
      like an ever-flowing spring.
 ¹² Some of you will rebuild the deserted ruins of your cities.
      Then you will be known as a rebuilder of walls
      and a restorer of homes.
 ¹³ “Keep the Sabbath day holy.
      Don’t pursue your own interests on that day,
   but enjoy the Sabbath
      and speak of it with delight as the Lord’s holy day.
   Honor the Sabbath in everything you do on that day,
      and don’t follow your own desires or talk idly.
 ¹⁴ Then the Lord will be your delight.
      I will give you great honor
   and satisfy you with the inheritance I promised to your ancestor Jacob.
      I, the Lord, have spoken!”


God will give us, His children, a full life in the darkest and emptiest places. He NEVER fails us. How amazingly awesome is that??!!!??!! As God has been continually revealing Himself to me as to how He will restore me and give me life as I continue to follow Him I was brought to 1 Peter 4:12-13, 19.


"Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you; but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ’s sufferings, that when His glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy...Therefore let those who suffer according to the will of God commit their souls to Him in doing good, as to a faithful Creator."

Can you put two and two together?

1. We, as Christians, are going to face fiery trials. However, it is through those trials His glory will complete shine. We will become the light in the darkest places.

2. God is going to be our strength. He will always be there and never leave us. He won't fail us.

So,  what do I take from this? I need to keep moving forward. As I face trials and difficult decisions, God will give me strength and wisdom to do the right thing. I just need to trust that He has the perfect plan because (yes for the hundredth time) HE NEVER FAILS ME. I serve the most amazing Creator. I am blessed to have   had this understanding since infancy. I love my Savior, and I know I probably wouldn't be here if it weren't for the grace He has shown me and covered me with.

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