“Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress. He sent out His Word and healed them, He rescued them from the grave. Let them give thanks to the Lord for His unfailing love and His wonderful deeds for mankind.” – Psalm 107:19-21
How do you stack something that’s changed our world on top of weight that you already can’t lift? What do you do when your psyche already feels as if it’s a broken mirror and one more move, it will shatter? What if your broken is broken? Or, what if you’re holding on, trying not to break because you’re afraid you won’t be able to be put back together? Now what? Jesus came for the broken, the exhausted, the weak, the hopeless and helpless, and you, my friend, He came for you!
Times are hard right now, and mental issues are rising with all the stress that’s come from Covid-19and all its compounding issues. Sometimes we just respond to what speaks the loudest, like a parent would do with their child, and this can prove to be exhausting. Our bodies, minds and souls react, negatively at best.
“Whether you turn to the right or the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.” – Isaiah 30:21
What if we “flip the narrative,” change our perspective?
Sometimes what we hear and see, strongly depends on where we are, where we’re sitting or standing. God does truly interrupt our lives, and I’m sure you can think of countless times He has yours, and it may be directly related to your recovery, or not. Sometimes He sees where we’re headed, what lies ahead and has no other choice than to disrupt us, change our trajectory, and it’s through this intervention that our lives change, our stories change, our period turns into a comma. Hopefully what we go through and the times we fall down will be fewer, and the times we get up will increase, and it all will become a little easier. Things that interrupt us are hard, but we grow stronger as we go through them. Recovery is hard, but being recovered is something to stand firm on. Try today and let Him get in the boat with you.
I’ve heard this said, and I’ve personally said this so many times during Covid, “We’re in the same storm, but not in the same boat,” what’s huge for you, isn’t for me and vice versa. What is a huge battle to some of us, some never think twice about. We’re all in the same storm, but we won’t all come out of it the same, and my hope and prayer is that you will come out better by what He’s allowed you to go through.
Can you trust Him with that?
Try, and if you can’t, try again tomorrow. Trust is similar to recovery, sometimes we have to start over every morning. Sometimes I wake up believing, and sometimes I need Him to turn water into wine right before my eyes. Some days my faith is fierce and others fear conquers all. I’ve been in sheer desperation before and with barely a whisper, uttered, “I’m Your girl” trying so hard to believe that I was, and if I was, that it truly mattered.
It does.
“You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance. I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you” – Psalm 32:7-8
My prayer is that when He interrupts your life, your faith and trust in Him will overcome all, that the words He speaks to you will resound louder than anything else you are playing in your head, and you can find a way to trust Him.
Victory is yours!
Shelley Taylor
(originally posted in Fellowship of the Parks NFW Celebrate Recovery blog)
