Thank you for sharing your heart with us! Stay strong Molly! God is giving you a story to tell and He will make it beautiful! He makes all things beautiful in His time. I will be praying for you and your family! ❤️. Always Believe - John 11:40 🙏
Thank you for sharing your authentic self and struggles. In this prisoner-of-war camp we live in, we suffer, and suffer, and suffer.
I was in a dark tunnel this year when I was surprised to read Psalms 23 again after 65 years of Bible study to realize that somewhere in the middle, there was a change in person. Why? This short chapter starts all rosy and fun…”He leads me by the still waters…”. But suddenly, there is a shift…you find yourself in the “valley of the shadow of death.” Not actual death, but it feels pretty close. It is then you can discover that you don’t need to fear a thing, because God himself is WITH you. Not available, not far away, but WITHIN YOU.
I noticed that for the rest of Psalms 23, instead of calling God “He”, you call God “You”. It is only after that in-the-trenches time with God that you really begin truly knowing God. Then watch what happens: Jesus, who has walked this hurt-filled path before you, comforts you like the true shepherd He is. He gives you a fullness of life and blessings that the unrighteous cannot comprehend. He gives you an overflowing measure of His Holy Spirit that enables you to truly become part of His River of Life, the light at the end of other’s dark tunnels. Goodness and love will follow you all the days of your life, and you will dwell permanently in the house of the Lord.
That may help to explain why the Bible tells us, “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.” James 1:2-5.
As a fellow sufferer on our journey to the promised land, I am praying with and for you, and for the witness you will add to what you have experienced before. May God bless you in every way, Molly.
Thank you for sharing! I have a similar story to you (had my daughter almost 7 years ago now) and still struggle with a bit of what you have spoken about here. I still deal with certain health issues due to the emergency and still sometimes feel stuck in that messy place of change. But God is good and His grace abounds and sometimes we go through these strange things we don't understand and didn't plan for ourselves, to journey with other people going through similar stories! Hang in there! It will get better and easier and some days are rough and some days are bliss, but God never changes. Will be praying for you 🙏
Thank you for sharing your heart with us! Stay strong Molly! God is giving you a story to tell and He will make it beautiful! He makes all things beautiful in His time. I will be praying for you and your family! ❤️. Always Believe - John 11:40 🙏
Thank you for sharing your authentic self and struggles. In this prisoner-of-war camp we live in, we suffer, and suffer, and suffer.
I was in a dark tunnel this year when I was surprised to read Psalms 23 again after 65 years of Bible study to realize that somewhere in the middle, there was a change in person. Why? This short chapter starts all rosy and fun…”He leads me by the still waters…”. But suddenly, there is a shift…you find yourself in the “valley of the shadow of death.” Not actual death, but it feels pretty close. It is then you can discover that you don’t need to fear a thing, because God himself is WITH you. Not available, not far away, but WITHIN YOU.
I noticed that for the rest of Psalms 23, instead of calling God “He”, you call God “You”. It is only after that in-the-trenches time with God that you really begin truly knowing God. Then watch what happens: Jesus, who has walked this hurt-filled path before you, comforts you like the true shepherd He is. He gives you a fullness of life and blessings that the unrighteous cannot comprehend. He gives you an overflowing measure of His Holy Spirit that enables you to truly become part of His River of Life, the light at the end of other’s dark tunnels. Goodness and love will follow you all the days of your life, and you will dwell permanently in the house of the Lord.
That may help to explain why the Bible tells us, “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.” James 1:2-5.
As a fellow sufferer on our journey to the promised land, I am praying with and for you, and for the witness you will add to what you have experienced before. May God bless you in every way, Molly.
Thank you for sharing! I have a similar story to you (had my daughter almost 7 years ago now) and still struggle with a bit of what you have spoken about here. I still deal with certain health issues due to the emergency and still sometimes feel stuck in that messy place of change. But God is good and His grace abounds and sometimes we go through these strange things we don't understand and didn't plan for ourselves, to journey with other people going through similar stories! Hang in there! It will get better and easier and some days are rough and some days are bliss, but God never changes. Will be praying for you 🙏