I entered the therapist office hoping for relief, help, and insight into all the struggles we were dealing with at home. Though the appointment was for my foster son, part of me wanted to kick my feet up on the edge of couch, recline, and breathe out all the things I was going through.

Life is heavy.

There were too many struggles, too many hard things, and no time to really get a chance to rest.

So there I sat on the floor pressing my hands to the carpet, clenching my teeth as I listened and watched the therapist do what therapists do. It was inspiring and soul searching. Without asking any questions or even directing the conversation, she got to the root of the issue. Amazing.

I settled in for the long 75-minute session.

Exhausted emotionally, we headed to the car.

I never dreamed I would land in a therapist’s office longing for answers. Truly, we’ve tried it all. And my perspective of other moms is much different than my twenty-something mentality. No longer does judgement reign, but rather compassion because I get it.

Why am I telling you all this?

Because I want you to know that we don’t have it all together. Not so you can look at us and say, “Aha! I knew it!” But rather, so when I say, “I get it.” You know that I mean it, because I do.

I haven’t been through everything there is to experience, but I have been through a few things in my short life.

The most recent things we’ve walked through have been soul shaking. Perhaps you know that feeling. Maybe you’ve been knocked down by life events too, and you got back up, but your soul feels a bit rattled.

You hold on for dear life and wait for the next wave to hit, but the constant flow of life has you gasping for air in the undertow. Girl! I know. Truly, I do.

So what are we to do? I don’t claim to have all the answers, but I know where to turn when life is less than settled and secure.

We can go to therapy until we know every calming and coping technique there is, but there’s no therapy like the power of God’s presence.

I say it all the time, I know.

But it’s because God’s power and presence is so real in my life.

It’s not just something I think about sometimes or read about once in a while. It is what I believe and it’s what I live for. Jesus is my purpose and my passion. He is why I am alive.

We all have seasons and struggles and strife, but that doesn’t mean we lack hope.

In fact, the most difficult things in life often lead us to a deep intimacy with Jesus that we might not otherwise ever experience.

So whether it’s on the floor of a therapist’s office gripping the carpet as you pray for healing in a child’s mind, or in the depths of your own grief, dig into the moment by opening yourself up to the power of God.

God’s Word gives us hope!

Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. Romans 15:13 (ESV)

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Jeremiah 29:11 (ESV)

No matter where you are on the spectrum of struggle today, there is hope. There is hope in the hardest seasons of life and there is hope in deepest horror.

Let God meet you there.

Love & Blessings,