Lord, How Am I Ever Going to Get Through This?Намуна

When going through a heartbreaking time, many will ask: “Does God care about - and will He redeem - what I’m going through?”

God ABSOLUTELY cares about what we go through in life. He is extremely close to the brokenhearted, and He is faithful in redeeming every single heartbreak we go through.

There are so many valuable promises in God’s Word for those who experience heartache and grief…so many that I could write an entirely other reading plan on that topic alone.

One of my favorite verses God showed me during a time of great heartache was Psalm 56:8. In this verse, God shares a great treasure: He cares so much about our heartache that He not only collects each and every tear we cry—He also writes down each and every heartache we experience throughout life. Imagine and ponder how powerful of a promise God gifts us in Psalm 56:8. The Creator of the entire universe—the Creator of everyone and everything ever created—He cares so intensely about our pain that He collects our teardrops and writes of our heartache in His very own book! If that doesn’t make us feel deeply loved, cared for, and treasured, I don’t know what will. It’s an incredible truth to ponder!

If Father God cares that much about our pain, we 100% can trust He has a great purpose for our heartache that we cannot currently fathom.

If you want an in-depth understanding of how God is going to redeem our heartache, I wholeheartedly recommend reading through the entire Bible with the exclusive goal of understanding God’s purpose for loss, pain, grief, disappointment, and trials. I recently did this, and I’ll never view grief, loss, life challenges, or heartache the same. The Bible is packed with treasures and important promises.

God not only deeply cares about what we’re going through, but He will be redeeming all of it in ways we may not be able to presently ask, think, or imagine. Some of that redemption will have an important purpose and lasting impact for even Heaven.

Our job is to trust God’s heart, redemptive plans, and character.

We may be in the worst chapter of our lives, but God isn’t through with us yet. He is not anywhere done with writing the rest of our life’s book. Today, let’s give Him complete access to our heart, life, life purpose, and future. Let’s place the pen back into His hand and allow Him to write – and redeem – the rest of the story.