And Then There Was Light

Every one of us is well acquainted with challenges that rock us to our core, challenges that seem to yank the carpet of faith right out from under us.
And I'm not talking about some little situation that is just simply aggravating at best; in these situations we often see how to deal with it, it just always seems to happen at a not so good of a time and we'd rather not deal with it.
No. I'm talking about situations that shut us down, circumstances beyond our control that leave us in a deep and dark realm of grief beyond control.
You know what I'm talking about? Sometimes this is just the death of a loved one that can send us spiraling downward in our faith walk.
Since April of 2018, I found myself in such a valley. A valley in which I was convinced that for whatever reason, God no longer wanted to have anything to do with me, He wasn't answering my prayers and I could not figure out why. What on earth had I done?   Why is this happening to me? Is this real or did something happen to me and I'm in some state of a coma? Will I ever wake up from this, will I ever know the Father and His precious promises as strong as I had believed them before?
Friend, let me tell you something. John 16:33 says, "these things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world."
None of us are exempt from tribulations. I don't care how much money you have. I don't care about the color of your skin. Unless you are some alien from the planet whatever, you will have tribulations. 

AND THEN THERE WAS LIGHT

When you find yourself in such a valley remember this. Nothing grows high on the mountains. It is, at times, necessary for us to enter the valleys below.  While we are in such a place, keep in mind that it won't be long until tender shoots of fresh foliage will begin to spring forth. Faith will arise again. Just as I learned, you will come out stronger, ready to shout from the roof tops.
​2Corinthians 1:20 says, "For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us. 
The promises of God are yea (yes) and amen (I said it, so be it). I struggled hard to hang on to the truths I had learned about standing in faith trusting God. But in the end, I had to shut down. I couldn't keep living the way things were. I needed some answers and I needed them right away. Those answers didn't come right away but just as the Psalmist says in 30:5, "....weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. ​
When I was finally able to spend time just getting still in my spirit and quiet down, I saw light at the end of my dark tunnel. Gently, and graciously the Lord led me through.  
Recently in prayer, in my spirit, I saw the Lord had led me to a place where I could crawl back up into my throne chair. But it was still different. I wasn't no longer able to fill my chair out. My faith had been damaged so much that my spirit had shrunk a bit. I'm still on the road to healing but I'm confident, I will grow up again into all things of my Father. I will be big enough to fill out my chair and I will wear my crown again some day soon.
So, I invite you to join me here at my new blog, Mornings with La Donna. I may not post something every morning. But please check back often.
​Come heal with me. Come learn with me. Come grow with me.
See you soon,
La Donna