it is well

“Always find time for the things that make you feel happy to be alive.”

“When you make a decision to focus forward and move on expect to meet resistance. The Enemy does not want you to step into the promises of God for your life, or to fulfill your purpose, so he will do whatever it takes to discourage, distract, delay, disappoint or destruct you. You will have to fight to control your thoughts, guard your heart and strengthen your soul. It's often easier to give up than to keep believing, hoping and expecting for your breakthrough to happen. This is called a fight of faith because that's exactly what it is. The Enemy plays dirty, that's why you feel like throwing in the towel. It's hard. It's messy. It's exhausting. It's discouraging. But I'm here to remind you that greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world. The Enemy is a defeated foe. Fix your eyes on Jesus who is the author and the finisher of your faith.”

“I met God today. And He wasn’t angry. And He wasn’t disappointed. And He wasn’t upset. Just hopeful. Just patient. Just forgiving. Just what I’m not. I met God today. And He told me that He’d always be there. And He told me I need to stop trying so hard. And He told me that He loves me. I met God today. And I cried. And He held me tightly. And I was confused. I met God today. He was nothing like the world says He is. He is infinitely more. He surpasses everything. He said I didn’t need to know everything. I met God today. I listened. I learned. I was wrong about many things. I didn’t meet God today. God met me.”

“When I’m misunderstood, Your love understands me.”

“Jesus loves hidden souls. A hidden flower is the most fragrant. I must strive to make the interior of my soul a resting place for the Heart of Jesus.”

It is right of course to grieve, to take a stand, and to seek a remedy. But it is important too not to miss the God-content in the darkness. On offer is freedom from ourselves, for a God who fills. To trust—that God is present in this—can turn the pain, where there has to be pain, from death-throes into the pangs of birth.