In times of pain we may lose ourselves in the middle of the season. Our hearts are filled with disappointments, hurt, discouragement, anger and even fear. It’s until we face our pain head on and reach the end of ourselves, that God can reach into our hearts. It takes a willing heart to relinquish the grip that holds us in a complacent and broken state. In this season we were faced with many realities. The realities of death, sickness and families being torn apart. We were affected emotionally, spiritually and found it hard to get back up again. But, God says “Arise, Stay The Course”.
There comes a time where we can’t hide our pain. We can’t hide what we feel by cleaning, working or just keeping busy. We can be active and think we are moving and making progress but we are stuck in the same place. That’s what complacency looks like. We think we are ok and don’t see the hidden danger in our walk or our spiritual life. We become self gratifying, placing everything before the real issue, so we don’t have to feel the pain. The issue is the hurt that scarred you. Its the disappointment that you didn’t recover from. It’s the fear of what’s next, that kept you in a box of anxiety. It’s the loss of a loved one, that has left you mourning. It’s the failed marriage that tore you apart. But God says, “Arise, Stay The Course”
One morning as I sat in my living room. I looked around and there was nothing else to do. At that very moment I was gripped with an overwhelming emotion and started to cry. Every emotion that I had been trying to hold together for months came crashing down. It was a moment of truth and reality that I couldn’t do it by myself. I needed God more than ever. I couldn’t dwell on the pain and disappointments. I had to face the pain and allow God to hear my fears, hear what hurt and the things that made me mad. It is a painful process.
The amazing thing about the Lord is He is always with you. Its always a great moment when you are in your lowest and He is eager to lift you up. The Lord’s sweet and tender voice comes in at the right time. In my lowest point I could hear His voice reminding me I wasn’t alone. He lead me to the scripture in Habakkuk 3:19, “The Lord God is my strength; He will make my feet like deer’s feet, And He will make me walk on my high hills.” This gave me the strength to know that no matter what I faced, no matter how ugly or rocky my season is, He will strengthen my legs for the journey. His love gave me hope to breathe again. He didn’t stop there but kept touching my heart and said “Arise, Stay The Course, Pack light for the journey”. I can’t bring my hurt to the destination or purpose He has for me. I had to reach the end of myself and see Him in the midst of it. Just when we see no hope in a situation and things seem unfair, God gives us a tug to lead us back to the right direction, where His Truth will lead us to the righteous path.
There is a Purpose that He has for all of us.
It’s time to lighten the load, Arise, Stay The Course, He has destined for us.
God bless you and May The Lord, hear you’re cry and reach you, heal you, and keep you as you walk through your process in strength.
Beauty For Ashes 
Painful process but God is with us!! We need him more than ever to stay the course!
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