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When going through seasons of brokenness many of us turn to that one thing we can count on to help us get through our valley. Mine was and still is my faith.I dived in head first into the Word. Searching to find the answers to my questions, joy to my pain, strength to my weakness and comfort to my misery.
Today I share some of those scriptures that I meditated on that literally gave me life during a time of mourning. I pray that these "love notes" will bring you hope, encouragement, peace and strength.
ColorfulTip: Whenever I find a scripture that speaks to me I screenshot it and put it as my background either on my phone or desktop at work.That way, its literally always in front of me, ready and available for me to meditate on when I need it.
Wow this verse is so encouraging! Because of your faith in the Lord you will be blessed! There may be times when you don't feel blessed but that's the interesting thing about faith. We choose faith even when we don't feel or see what we are looking for. It's not always easy to do especially when we are in our little valley but the Lord is faithful to come through with His promises for you! Luke 1:45
During our brokenness is most likely when we feel our weakest and that our dignity has been stripped away. The last thing we want to do is laugh and our future seems uncertain. I love verses like this one. I try to envision the future me, where I want to be. During that time of brokenness we desire to feel strong, be dignified, full of laughter and courageous about where we are heading. I believe that once we are diligent with declaring such a bold scripture over our lives we will start to delight in it and it would be manifested in our lives! Proverbs 31:25
Heart ache caused by loss is in a whole category by it self. Sometimes that same person who is no longer there is who we looked to to be our sustenance. They were our rock, motivation and support.Once that person is no longer with us we feel lost, weak and sometimes confused.We put so much of our everything in people that we forget that they are human just like us. Life is short, anything we can physically see or feel is temporary. Isaiah 46:4 emphasizes that our heavenly Father will sustain us with whatever we need; be it love, strength, joy or life.Who better to look to than the One who created us!
A good friend of mine gifted this verse to me on a canvas last Christmas. I thought it was adorable! Little did I know that it would have more of an impact on my life than expected. Going through a break-up can affect your self-esteem, self-confidence, and brings rejection and abandonment issues. It's hard to feel worthy or valued especially after being dismissed by the one who you thought you needed that validation from the most. There were so many times that I would wake up and my eyes met these words on my wall as I got out of bed to start my day. It was a much needed reminder and confirmation about my value. I would never place it into the hands of man ever again (this includes women too, girls can be so catty at times)! With or without that person you are more precious than rubies. Proverbs 3:15
I'll be the first to admit that I have a Type A personality. I like to put all my ducks in a row and plan ahead,sometimes wayy ahead! Put it this way, I'm already brainstorming ways to celebrate my birthday in June which is over 6 months away! I'd like to think that the more I plan the less stress that I'll have and everything will be perfect. We all know that's not always the case. Have you ever planned a wedding? I haven't yet, but I've been in a few. Something almost always goes wrong, even after 12 Months or more of planning! Anyways.. I say that to say even when we plan in advance sometimes we get surprises along the way and not the good ones either! The Lord has been working with me on this. I need to trust him as the captain of my ship instead of trying to take the wheel. Sad to say I've crashed a few times. I think it's best for Him to take over it's just easier said than done. Marriage, babies, career, the house with the white picket fence etc. will work out perfect in His timing.
I'm in my late 20s and often times, I reflect and think that I am not where I thought I would be at this time in my life. I said this while talking to a lady the other day and she said she still felt that way and she was in her forties! Life sometimes feel like we take one step forward and ten steps back. Jeremiah 29:11 reminds me that God has me right where he wants me to be. He is not even surprised at where I am in life. For whatever reason we are on a detour or the arrival to our destination is delayed but it's coming! He wants to prosper you, give you hope and a future to look forward to!
What About You?!
What are some love notes that you enjoy meditating on to get you through those tough times?
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