it’s been a while. there have been so many changes and moments overflowing to the next. a short recap couldn’t sum it all up.
at this very moment, i am staring outside of an airplane window. admiring all the treasures of this past year that the good Lord has given me. so many hard times but so so many cherished, joyful memories.
last year i wrote about how i prayed this year would bring peace. i prayed for comfort after a year that seemed changing and exhausting. i look back and smile knowing the Lord hears every cry for help.
this past year i’ve lost many friendships, yet gained a group of true friends that i’ll always have. i’ve moved from my small town to a bigger city near by hoping to grow and find myself. i cried for two straight weeks praying to find a career i genuinely loved.
today i look back and smile. because everything i have lost, God has replaced with something better. if i could tell the girl a year ago who cried every single day unhappy with her life what was in store, i think she would be pretty happy.
i write this not to give some random update, but to maybe encourage those of you out there who think the storm last forever. maybe you are going through a breakup, a friendship ending, or even feeling like you’ve lost yourself and have no way to get back.
my advice is- do the hard thing. and do it for you. life isn’t easy. but do the thing you are most afraid of. because at the end of the day, fear holds us back from so much. so much joy, so much happiness, so much healing.
if you are struggling and feel as though no one understands the pain behind the smile, please know you are not alone. life changes so suddenly. but the joy sometimes is in the pain. because when we are at our lowest, we have a savior who brings us back to our highest.
keep your head up. do the things you are most afraid of, and in a year, you will realize every storm has a purpose. the sun rises again. 💌
“Consider it a great joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you experience various trials, because you know the testing of your faith produces endurance.”
James 1:2-3
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