What are you looking forward to right now? Is there anything that you can’t wait to “get to”?
Jon said, “There’s no GET TO without the GO THROUGH”. Can you think of something you had to go through in order to get to where you are today?
Can you think of an example from your life of how God uses the trials of the past to prepare us for a better future?
God gives a consistent promise of his Presence to his people. That does not mean that we will never encounter wilderness type seasons, but it does mean that he promises to be with us in that wilderness. Below, you will find a short journaling prompt meant to remind you of God’s consistent Presence…
PART I
Make a list of all the difficulties you have walked through this year. Write each difficulty down on a new line.
PART II
Now, go back through each difficulty and write onto the end of each line…”and God is with me”. Allow the practice of writing this phrase over and over to serve as a reminder of God’s Presence with you in every moment.
God, I bring to you everything that I’m going through right now.
I bring you my fear, my pain, my confusion, and my overwhelm.
I bring you the situations I don’t know how to navigate.
I bring you the relationships I feel burdened by.
I bring you the questions I don’t have answers to.
I bring you the circumstances and the seasons that feel hopeless.
You are the God of the go through
The God who really does work all things for good.
Help me to go through this trial with faith, with patience, with trust, and with hope.
Help me to go through this trial remembering that I am not alone in it.
You are with me.
God, would you use this trial to prepare me for even greater things to come.
I believe it. For I believe in you.
Amen
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