To say that I’ve been blessed would be an understatement. Most of my days have been full of joy and sunshine (for which I am incredibly grateful), but like everyone else I’ve had my share of bad days, too. It is for the bad days that I write this post.
Life can be hard.
You may have days where you feel like you aren’t good enough, smart enough, pretty enough, funny enough, strong enough…days you just feel like you aren’t enough.
You may have days where anxiety holds you captive, and you feel like you’ll never be rid of the anxious thoughts keeping you from enjoying the life you’ve been given.
You may have known days where all you can think to do is literally cry out to God asking for some sense of clarity about why things happened the way they did.
You may have experienced days where you have no energy to even cry to God, where the only thing you’re able to do is look up and silently pray for your world to stop shattering around you.
…Or maybe you’re having one of these days now.
In all of these days, the world seems dark. The sky seems so full of clouds that you doubt the sun is even there anymore. I’ve been there, and it’s hard. But there has been one thing that has steadfastly carried me through each and every dark day: Jesus.
Knowing Jesus changes everything.
You find a shelter in the storm. You find a place of refuge where, even on the darkest of days, the Son still shines. Even through the worst situations, He is still good because he is still God. Through it all, Jesus still lives in you. He is walking through your storm with you. He is offering to carry your hurt and your pain and your sorrow. Let him.
If you’re living through stormy days today, let Jesus carry your burdens, and simply exist in him. Allow him to wrap you up in all that he is, and rest in his loving light that (I believe) shines the brightest on the dark days.
Let Him shine through your storm, and when you finally find yourself enjoying a sunny day once again, thank him. Thank him for the storm and the sunshine because through it all God is still good and his Son still shines.
John 1:5 + Psalm 18:28 + Psalm 91:1 + Isaiah 25:4 + Psalm 107:1 + Joshua 1:5