He’s been in all the broken places

I’ve had the song “Tend” by Emmy Rose on repeat. It feels so close to the journey I’m on right now.

I believe, this year, He is rebuilding.

Our home.
Our family.
Our joy.

I couldn’t imagine where we’d be without Him.
He’s been in all the broken places. The moments we prayed & cried, feeling hopeless. He brought hope in His timing.

The longer I live on this earth, the more I believe foundational purpose is for more people to know Jesus. Even if Heaven weren’t real, the amount of Hope truly only He can bring is worth it. Is worth believing in. There’s beauty in the midst of pain, joy coexisting with mourning only because of Jesus. Simply the presence of the Father brings comfort and breathes hope and life. It’s His nature to bring life from nothingness.

I’ve prayed for happiness and joy over this year because though there was so much good in our last, it was the hardest year Dane and I have (together and separately) gone through.

And though I know happiness is not the point, honestly I’m just really missing the consistent joy I used to feel. I wholeheartedly know it’s coming. But you can just get tired of hard. Right? Have you felt that? Are you there right now? Just craving the joy from soaking up the goodness God has given you. And sure so much of it is perspective but sometimes things are just hard or hard piled on hard. I know it’s coming and He is so faithful to give us the hope we need to keep hoping and waiting on His timing.

Please friends, if you have walked away from God or aren’t sure how you feel about Him, please wrestle with Him. Tell Him. Ask the hard questions. He can handle our anger and pain. He’s big enough and no matter what you’re going through, I can promise you it’s better to have Him.