Assignment begins below. Please take the course of your week to complete. If it takes you longer, that is okay. Be patient with yourself as you thoughtfully think through it all.
Goal
The HOW.
As we talked about dark places last week and exploring what that looks like, the one thing we did NOT discuss was HOW to be still…even knowing that He is God. I grew up Christian and I can be perfectly honest about one thing: We are good at spitting knowledge directly out of the Bible itself, but we suck at giving everyday principles on HOW. So if you are anything at all like me, your first question when you read that last week was “how tf she expect me to be still at a time (or in times) like THIS???
Let’s expand. I can’t pretend I have the answers, I don’t. I’m not a person who is good at being still. But as I’ve gotten older, I’ve learned to TRUST God more. I have more evidence behind me that He WILL come through. I can name the moments and incidences where I thought I was DONE done and then…bloop…suddenly I was not done at all. I recognize those moments as God.
Identify
This week is critical, even if you aren’t in a dark space at all at this time. It’s critical because it is important to recognize all of the dark places you’ve been and remember that you somehow came out of them alive. You’re still here to tell the story. You’ve begun a new work, new lifestyle, new business, new degree, new SOMEthing…and you began it AFTER you once thought “it” was over.
Grab a pen and your journal, list them out. What were the things you thought you couldn’t do or wouldn’t live through and yet you were not left nor forsaken. What came to you that saved you?
If He did it once, He will do it again, my friends. It is our job to never forget that and to TRUST.
And that’s the secret my friends. That’s the how. Put all of your trust into Him that made you, recount the times He already did it. Remember His promise to never leave nor forsake you. Dive into his promises and His Word.
Affirmation
Dark places are growth places. I know I am safe. He will never leave me nor forsake me.