I have experienced heartbreaking and in many instances life-changing trials that caused me to feel helpless and all alone. I struggled early in my Christian walk to understand how this could happen. If God delivers, why was this heartbreaking episode happening to me? If he heard my prayers, where was my answer? Didn’t He know how much this hurt? Only in hindsight could I realize that He did hear me, see me, watch over me and the answers I sought were clear to see.
When we are in pain questions rage through our minds in rapid succession. As a novice Christian, it is hard to fathom how a good God could allow this onslaught of pain. As a seasoned Christian who has studied to know her God, I understand that the trials that I have endured have made me stronger and brought me closer to God. It was God who extended more grace for me to endure the hardship. I have learned to trust his silence and lean on His strength. On the other side of my pain was a new me. One who is resilient and wiser than before. One who can be trusted as a guide for others making their way through pain. He was with me all the time to shepherd me through those times, to watch over me as I made my way through difficulties and emerge from those difficulties with His grace.
He is strong where I am weak, He is full when I am empty. “He knows the way that I take so that when He has tried me I shall come forth like pure gold.” Job 23:10
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