Hope and Healing

Instead of sitting down and casually blogging the everyday happenings with us Dulins, I thought I would write a bit on the serious side today. Eight years ago today was a very bad day for me. It is not a secret that I went through a divorce many years ago and 8 years ago tonight was when it was confirmed that my then husband was in fact having an affair. I do not talk about this to trudge up the past, I talk about it because God has redeemed my future. I revisit the hurt and heartache of the day only to remind myself of the amazing healing and hope that I have found in Christ through this situation. Yes time heals, but GOD is the ultimate healer. We all go through situations in life where it is hard to understand why something is happening. Unfortunately, we may not get all the answers while we are here on this earth but God has a way of taking our situations and making good out of them like he promises in Romans 8:28.

I am far from perfect and God never promised us a perfect life. He never said that when we give our hearts to Him that we would be void of the pain and unfairness of this world. However, he does promise us that He will never leave us or forsake us no matter how bleak the situation looks. We may ache for a loved one who we lost but we can have hope that we will see them again if we have a personal relationship with God. We may feel like a failure because our life is not what we had planned but God can still use and shape us in ways we could never have dreamed of. We may feel hopeless to be without a job, spouse (or insert whatever) but God can and will provide what we need if we trust in Him. We may have made some bad choices and/or hurt someone ourselves but God will forgive us if we sincerely ask Him. I have learned that God knows exactly what we need even when we are so sure of what we want. I look back on things that have happened and I can honestly say that I am soooo very blessed with the life that He has given me. I am grateful for his mercy, love, and grace as well as His presence, peace, and provision.