I was awakened this morning with news. Heart racing, anxiety inducing, not-the-good kind of news. And for a moment, I was rocked. I was grieved. I was angry.
Restoration is my word for this year, but this… this didn’t look like restoration.
Is this how my year is to begin?
Where is the restoration promised?
Where is the abundance?
Where is the provision?
For a moment I was shaken.
But then I stopped allowing my emotions to be in control and began to look for the Goodness of God. And I found the blessing in the middle of trouble. His protection. His mercy. His faithfulness.
It could be so easy to sink into despair over what my circumstances dictate, but as I started to pray, these words came to mind:
“I would have lost heart, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord In the land of the living. Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!”
Psalms 27:13-14 NKJV
Sometimes Restoration comes in ways we don’t expect.
Sometimes it comes hidden in the folds of trouble. Sometimes it’s readily evident and sometimes it’s found in taking a step of faith wrapped in the fragile hope that He is Faithful.
But if we look with expectation, with eyes to see and a heart to trust in the Good Shepherd, we will find His Goodness.
Whatever you are going through today, wait on Jesus. Expect to see His Goodness, regardless of what your circumstances say. And He WILL strengthen your heart.
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Of Shattered Things 