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In the Darkness

The purpose of stating this blog was to allow myself to be vulnerable and share my struggles in hopes that it will help others see that they are not alone in their struggles!

And the LORD said, “Behold, there is a place by me where you shall stand on the rock, and while my glory passes by I will put you in a cleft of the rock, and I will cover you with my hand until I have passed by. Then I will take away my hand, and you shall see my back, but my face shall not be seen.” (Exodus 33:21-23 ESV).

 

 “It is in the dark that God is passing by. The bridge and our lives shake not because God has abandoned, but the exact opposite: God is passing by. God is in the tremors. Dark is the holiest ground, the glory passing by. In the blackest, God is closest, at work, forging His perfect and right will. Though it is black and we can’t see and our world seems to be free-falling and we feel utterly alone, Christ is most present to us…” ― Ann Voskamp, One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are In the times of darkness, it may see as if you are abandoned.

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Today I challenge you to look back on those dark times and ask yourself if you were really alone or if God was protecting you in that place.

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