But I trust in you,
LORD;
I say, “You are my God.”
I say, “You are my God.”
My times are in your hands;
Psalm 31:14-15a
Thoughts~
Seven years
ago I went through the toughest time in my life when my marriage was pulled out
from under my feet. My ex was caught up in an addiction that destroyed our
relationship and our family. I would have waited forever for him to get
healthy, but, he could not and he filed for divorce without fighting for our
marriage. I went through many stages of
grief including shock, anger, devastation, sorrow, questioning, denial and many
pity parties. I share this with you because chances are someone is going through
something similar or at least as gut wrenching. And I am here to tell you that
God did not ever leave me
alone. My times were in His hands and He
took care of me even when I was in a state of numbness. He allowed me to grieve
and travel through various emotions plus He joined me at the pity parties . . .
encouraging me to stop having them. They were boring, negative and defeating
and weren’t helping me heal.
What
happened along my journey of finding healing is that God taught me that He is
trustworthy and will never ever let me down.
No matter what I go through, He is there. And not only that, He has used
my pain to bring me closer to Him, stronger spiritually and more available to
helping others in the same situation. I have time to give to my ministry and
time to do absolutely anything that the Lord has in store for me. I say ‘YES’
to Him before He even asks me. I say to Him “You are my God and I trust in
You!”
Action~
What tough
thing are you going through right now? Do you truly know that He is there no
matter how difficult your situation is? Give it to Him. Every single thing. Every pain, every sorrow,
every bit of anger. He can handle it
all. He is your God and you can trust Him completely.
Because
visuals are important to me, I have used journals over the years to record my
thoughts and prayers. Yes, handwritten journals! Every once in a while I will
read one from start to finish and am truly overwhelmed by the love that the
Lord has for me. Maybe you’d like to start something like this, whether in a
book form or on your computer.
Pray~
Thank You,
God, for your unconditional love and amazing blessings. You take broken lives
and restore them, where there were ashes, you bring renewal. You are so
amazingly trustworthy all the time.
Trusting in
the Lord,
Becky
