Yes, it’s true, life is not always easy. It deals harshly sometimes, it seems unfair and we may wonder where God is or why He didn’t stop that difficult event or illness from happening.
His truth says this: He was there. In the midst of it all.
And though we may not sometimes see it or feel or even understand it, we can know beyond a doubt, that He is now. Still. He is with us.
God never intends for us to stay stuck in our pain, grief and deep sorrow. He heals and restores, He calls us onward, He reminds us that in Him, we have great purpose and hope.
There’s beauty and greatness behind every mark of darkness. The ashes will fall away, they don’t stay forever, but His greatness and glory will shine forever through every broken place and flaw we struggled through.
There’s still beauty ahead.. straight out of ashes. Christ redeems. Grace.
