Hit after hit

I am in a season where it seems that the punches just keep coming one after the other. Anyone of you ever been there?

It has just been one heartache after another.

Even in the midst of these punches I am reminded of God's great love. He is so so good and so so faithful.

He gave me such an incredibly fun and refreshing weekend away with some wonderful women in our church and with other wonderful women in our state! I am beyond thankful for the time away with Him.

I know that He has never left my side no matter what I have faced or what I have done. I am beyond thankful today for that truth.

Deuteronomy 31:8 - "The Lord himself will go ahead of you. He will be with you. He will never leave you. He'll never desert you. So don't be afraid. Don't lose hope."

I have not lost hope. I will not give up. I will continue to stand and to love with heart wide open. I will continue to serve the Lord with all of me.

I am thankful that in a world where I fail people constantly He never fails! In a world where people fail us constantly, God never fails us. He is constant and never changing.

Hebrews 13:8 - "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever."

Oh this Monday I am broken and exhausted. This is the same place I have been at for a few months now. I believe that God has me in this place of brokenness for a reason and I know that it is only for a season. I want to learn all that God wants me to learn in this season.

If you are reading this and you have felt like you are just taking hit after hit please know that you are never alone and that there is much to learn in the hard seasons of our life.

Also know that a hard season does not equal a bad life! My life is far from bad. But this season is a difficult one.

Be encouraged today that God sees you and He goes before you and he is right there with us in our most difficult seasons.

I know that there are others that are in much harder seasons than I am in. Much harder! That doesn't lessen the difficulty of this season for me or them.

Father,
I have failed. Over and over I have failed. Others have failed. Others have failed me. In all of this I know that YOU are constant and faithful. We are going to fail. I am going to fail others and myself. Father, I desire to grow in this season and to learn all that you have for me to learn. Help me to see the places where you are calling me to do better, help me to see the places where I need to step back and allow You to move without my interference. Help me Father to continue to love with all of me even when my heart hurts so much. Father help me to continue to stand and trust you and serve you. Help me Father to bring You glory in all that I do and say even when I am hurting. I know that hurt people have a tendency to hurt other people, I ask you Father to protect me from doing that. Help me to be a light in every season of my life. Help me to point my heart and others' hearts back to you. Help me to always be open and honest and not build walls and hide. Father, help me. In Jesus' name. Amen.