Circled on His calendar.

In the midst of a struggle it sometimes feels like the hurt will never end.

The enemy wants to do whatever he can to convince us that it’s true.

"This is forever. The hurt you feel today will be with you always. It will never go away."

That is an all-out lie.

You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing.

You have taken away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy,

that I might sing praises to you and not be silent.

O LORD my God, I will give you thanks forever!

Psalm 130:11 – 12, New Living Translation

The NIV replaces the word mourning with wailing.

What powerful imagery;

tears of grief replaced by so much joy that you have to dance!

Recently my friend Jenilee sent me the following text:

Don’t worry Katie –

This season of life and pain WILL be over eventually –

God has the date circled on His calendar.

{Thank you, Jesus, for Godly friends who speak truth into my life!}

Okay so maybe God doesn’t have an actual fridge calendar but He does see the future!

He knows what is coming and He knows when this season will come to a close!

Recently, Bloom Again by Charlie Hall came on my Pandora.

I really appreciate and can relate to these lyrics.

Crying seems to hurt me

But it's alright to cry

You have been so strong now

Your tears return to wine

And life seems so brittle

Landing upside down

It seems to make us fragile

And bares upon us now

Oh, the leaves are falling

Winter is now here

The spring is coming

And you can bloom again

The beauty of the ash of love

When you emerge

You are more beautiful

Bloom again

Some storms leave the beauty

Some storms leave the thorns

Compassion pours from heaven

Mercy every dawn

Somewhere in this whirlwind

Somewhere in this crowd

Hold up to His heartbeat

And push away the sounds

Oh, the leaves are falling

And winter is now here

The spring is coming

And you can bloom again

The beauty of the ash of love

When you emerge

You are more beautiful

And may be I should say your name

And may be I should say your name out loud

May be I should say your name

May be I should say your name out loud

The beauty of the ash of love

When I emerge

I am more beautiful

You will bloom again.

Trust Him; He’s bringing the healing.

{Edited to add:}

When they walk through the Valley of Weeping,

it will become a place of refreshing springs.

The autumn rains will clothe it with blessings.

Psalm 84:6, New Living Translation

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