an encouragement

I pray that this post meets you with encouragement to keep going.

I have been very transparent here and have not held back from sharing that the past few months have been difficult for me. Hardships do not make life easy, no matter what they may look like. However, I have also shared my faith journey openly and the truths that God’s merciful Holy Spirit has been speaking over my life. He has taught me how to find hope in the darkness; how to take steps forward, when that is truly the last thing I wanted to do; and how to cling to/ know God as my good Father. In the midst of darkness, God has been my light. His Truth has carried me.

While my situation has not changed over the past few months, I have. I want to testify to the fact that God has truly turned my ashes into beauty.

My overwhelmed heart has now been calmed by the comfort of His Presence. The brokenness of my heart has now been mended by the hands who created it. The darkness that lingered over my mind continually has been brought into the light of His Truth, where it cannot stand. The heaviness that weighed me down, has been traded for a relentless pursuit of freedom in Christ. His dreams have made me new. I’ve come to know that God works everything together for my good, because He chose me, and I love Him (Romans 8:28). Most importantly, His blood has sustained me.

I know without a doubt there are countless things to be worked on in my life. There are parts of me to be molded, shaped, and put through the fire. But God is faithful. And in the “right now” of my life, I can thank Him for every difficulty, because what the enemy meant for evil, God has chosen to use for good (Genesis 50:20).

I am grateful to see God’s plan of restoration played out in my life. It is a joy to watch Him work in the difficulties, even when situations do not change. I’m thankful that not only is He committed to my salvation, to see me through, but to you as well. As I have shared before and will share again, He is in the business of making things new. I pray that wherever you read this, that new faith is activated. I pray for God’s truth to prevail over you and that you allow Him to sustain you. I pray you are encouraged and I thank God for His love that covers over us. I thank God for His love that covers over you.