Hope & Healing
This space is created to be your Safe Haven. Through some of my own stories, I learned we all need a safe space.
As I stood out on the rocks, a slight chill in the air, and soft sounds of insects in my ears, I began to process with God about the journey I have been on. I’m not going to say my encounters with God in this moment were all peaceful and calm. Unlike the still waters in front of me, I had some waves crashing over with lots of questions I was still asking. “God, why do you forsake me?” I can never compare to Jesus asking this question at the cross, but I can say at many crossroads I have had these feelings.
When I was younger, even before I ever knew God, I always felt like the hard things happened to just me. I couldn’t figure out why I felt like I couldn’t get a break. I remember someone telling me once that I would go all through the hard stuff then so that my adult years would be easier. Basically, I was getting it all out of the way…Well, that didn’t end up working like I had hoped or thought. But is there still something beautiful that can happen from all the hard moments of our lives?
ABSOLUTELY!!!
I can honestly look back and see why I had to go through some things in order to gain strength and courage for things that would happen later in my life. They say when you work out really hard, some of your muscles tear and pull and release lactic acid. But this happens in order for you to continue to become stronger. Most of us don’t like pain, and we most certainly don’t like having to go through the hard things in life, but so often those are the things to build us up for other reasons. Sit here with me for a moment….Go back in time and look at a hard situation that you are now past….think of at least two things you have seen as a positive from that time period. Almost all of us can look back and find at least some reason that we had to endure our hardships. This is so important for our own mental and spiritual growth to stay true to these blessings even when life gets hard and complicated.
Hope in the healing is found when we are willing to light one another’s flame, no matter how many times it is extinguished. This is the beginning of finding hope in the healing places. Your story matters more than you know. Take heart in the truths that God has shared with you and know that He will see you through.
