God is a PERSONAL God!

“God, help me! I feel as if I’m in a dark room flailing around for the light switch. I just don’t think I can get out of bed.”

It had been three weeks since my 23 year old son, Josiah, met Jesus face to face. I woke up again, hoping that my new reality was only an horrific dream. It wasn’t. Still such a newness to my numbness.

How do I continue to live here when part of my heart is in Heaven and what’s left is shattered into a million pieces?

In between sobs, trying to convince God that I couldn’t “do life” today, I heard His still small voice in my Spirit say, “Just get up, put your feet on the floor, and I’ll take it from here.”

So, with every ounce of trust I contained on this particular morning, I made a decision. My Faith MUST rise above my feelings! I got out of bed.

Easing back into Homeschooling was exhausting for our grieving hearts, so I assisted my daughter’s in looking up Scriptures for their assignment. Flipping the pages of my Bible from one Book to another, my eyes landed upon a verse that wasn’t on the list.

Isaiah 42:16-“I will lead the blind in a way that they do not know, in paths that they have not known I will guide them. I will turn the darkness before them into light, the rough places into level ground. These are the things I do, and I do not forsake them.” (ESV)

Tears flowed. This is why He told me to get up. This specific Personal Word…JUST FOR ME!!! God’s assurance that He had heard my specific cry. Evidence that He understood my hurts, convincing me, when I needed it the most, that He KNEW. I was HIS!

Truths for Dark Days

#1 When my journey takes me to unfamiliar places, He promises to guide me.

#2-When the darkness encompasses me, He promises to turn it into light.

#3-When I’m in the roughest place of my lifetime, He promises to turn it into level ground.

#4-When grief tries to isolate me, He will never forsake me.

Personal promises for a day that started with a giant leap of faith just to get out of bed.

A few weeks later someone asked me how I was surviving my tragedy. Without hesitation, I quickly answered, “God is a personal God! He assures me each day that what concerns me concerns Him.”

God would you please give us an awareness of Your Personal touch in our lives. Give us strength to take a step forward in trust when our feelings make us want to stay behind. Thank you for your Presence that goes with us, calling our name, and giving us rest. In Jesus’ Name, Amen

“My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” Exodus 33:14 (ESV)