Sometimes you march confidently on my smooth path.
Sometimes you tiptoe through the tangled weeds.
You let yourself get distracted and your toe hits a rock you didn’t expect.
Try this instead: recognize your fatigue and frustration. Rest when you’re tired.
But even on the days when you wander off my path, when you let discouragement and despair roll in like a thick fog, allow me to restore you.
I am with you when you swing your arms boldly on my clear path. And I am with you when you stumble in confusion because you wandered into a swamp.
Let me revive you in those days.
Because I will always be by your side.
I will never forget this awful time,
as I grieve over my loss.
Yet I still dare to hope
when I remember this:
The faithful love of the Lord never ends!
His mercies never cease.
Great is his faithfulness;
his mercies begin afresh each morning.
I say to myself, “The Lord is my inheritance;
therefore, I will hope in him!”
Lamentations 3:20-24
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. All rights reserved.
My book, Cutting Through Despair: Dare to Hope, expands the idea of trusting God in hardships.
Another resource for Christian women in grief is Grief2GreatDay.
