Trusting Christ When The Waves Are Rough

I’ve written a lot about my grief and heartache over the past year and a half and how it has affected me. Trusting Christ when the waves are rough has been a common theme in my life lately. I’d love to say all is well and peaceful, just like my view this morning. But that wouldn’t even be a little close to the truth.

And maybe you’re living your life with a smile plastered on your face, but holding back your tears that are continually in the corners of your eyes just waiting to spill out when no one is watching. So I share my burdens in hopes to help yours feel seen and maybe a little lighter.

This very long and ongoing season of my life has brought about much change, both painful and inevitable. I’ve felt crushed. Hopeful. Angry. Devastated. Confused. Lost. Depressed. Anxious. Angry at myself. Weary. And so many conflicting emotions.

I’m still standing in this season, and looking ahead at a stretch of time in the valley still to go. The length of this road is unknown, and that feels scary. But every day, when I wake up and hear the birds chirp outside my bedroom window, I feel a peaceful hope wash over me from Christ.

Another day. Another chance for miracles. For a heart to heal. For a bright future in whatever capacity that looks like.

And I immediately thank God because He has taken me down many, many dark roads in my short life of almost 30 years. He’s never left me on the dusty trail alone. Not once, even that one time, I thought for sure He had forgotten me. He didn’t.

I’ve never been so sure of the power of Christ in my life, even though this season is the darkest yet. I think one of my purposes as a writer and Christian is to tell others about Jesus and His power through words.

And I promise you, He is working in your life. Yes, it’s painful. Yes, it’s scary. Yes, the road ahead is unclear. But He never promised us it would be smooth-sailing days on the beach. He did promise to never leave us or forsake us, and that’s far better than any earthly comfort we could have.

So I’m trusting Him every day and taking it one day at a time. And I hope you’ll trust Him too even when the waves are rough.