He Who Promised is Faithful

Some of you know what I have been going through lately. To sum it up, God is teaching me to trust Him. When isn't He? I have taken a lot of time to process and reflect. To pray and seek Him. I haven't found the words to appropriately share my experiences through this blog. I have privately messaged some of you. Others know my story, and therefore not much needs to be said. If you are reading this and at this point have no idea what I am referring to, I encourage you to send me a text or a Facebook message and I would love to share with you! For those of you who have sent me encouraging messages in return, I really appreciate it. :)

I shared with my mom and she sent me an encouraging email in response. All it said was Joel 2:25-27. I usually take time to read all of her emails when she sends them to me, but for some reason this one got lost for a few days until this morning. When I read the verses, i cried. Tears flowed from my eyes and soaked my pillow. Tears that flowed from the deepest part of my heart.


I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten— 
the great locust and the young locust, 
the other locusts and the locust swarm—

my great army that I sent among you. 

You will have plenty to eat, until you are full, 

and you will praise the name of the LORD your God, 

who has worked wonders for you; 

never again will my people be shamed. 

Then you will know that I am in Israel,
that I am the LORD your God, 

and that there is no other; 

never again will my people be shamed.

All my heart could whisper was, Yes, He who promised is faithful.

It's funny. Life. Rarely is it ever how we thought it would be. Those dreams you dreamed when you were young, before time took their toll. Before you realized just how unfair life could seem. Before you realized how exquisitely beautiful life is. Blessings aren't always packaged the way we expect them to be. Things rarely turn out to be like we hope they would. Some days are more difficult than I could ever had fathomed them to be. But He is faithful. He gives me life each day. There is beauty and love in each day. And it's desperately beautiful.