My family is going through a very intense season right now. I don't know how I can go on. My budget says that I can survive if I don't pay bills and eat one meal per day. My own house is not even affordable. Truly, the odds aren't good. The separation of a family is never clean, nor easy. The pain feels unbearable. I feel like the only hope I have is in God.
So, this isn't a happy chapter. Many of the last few chapters haven't been because I am having a rough time. As a result, I might not update this blog as frequently for a while. That said, I have a message of hope. Right now as I type, I know that there are so many people struggling with things way harder than I am. My heart goes out to you. I am sorry that life has dealt you this hand.
But please remember. Jesus has you. I know that it seems like everyone is going on with their life just fine while you are sitting in a pile of grief.
Don't worry. Though these truths are hard to believe sometimes, I know that they are there. I have been praying more in the last two days than I ever have. It feels hard to celebrate anything right now, nevertheless Easter. I don't want to see that darn bunny, smile in front of a blooming bush, or find Easter eggs.
Despite that, I feel closer to Jesus this Easter than ever before. Everything seems uncertain and like it's falling apart before my eyes. Sure, it is, I guess, but everything fell apart for Jesus too. This week represents His suffering, His time where it felt like everyone but God was against Him. His own disciples turned away from Him. He was ridiculed and taunted.
Being human, I know that means he knows how I feel. It allows us to share in his pain. And tomorrow, my heart holds a different joy. The joy that my Lord has been raised from the dead. This stands as a sign to me that I can be raised too. We share his joy.
My brothers and sisters, I speak these words to you in the hope that someone will be comforted. I pray for you. Let us be raised, no matter how low we are. God loves you more than you could ever know.
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1 John 4:18 "Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced His perfect love."
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