Confusion. Discontentment. Frustration. These three words summarize some difficult seasons of my life.
One of those seasons I remember often; it deeply affected me. During that time, I wrestled with the loss of things I loved. I lacked direction. I felt lonely. I struggled to believe God was good. Yet, at the end of that year, during a pivotal three hours, I understood for the first time how broken I truly was and how desperately I needed a relationship with Jesus Christ.
This realization changed my life drastically. It transformed the way I lived. Yet, without that earlier period of difficulty, sadness, loneliness, and frustration, I wouldn’t be the woman I am today.
You too may experience seasons in your life when you struggle to see good in the trouble around you and find it hard to understand how things ever could change. Maybe you don’t believe you even can make it through the challenges you face.
Whatever your situation, don’t lose hope! There are people around you who want to help, people who will respond eagerly when you call. There’s a compassionate God who cares about you and wants to carry you through your most difficult times. He understands your struggles.
At the start of each new year, I reflect on the past and how my life changed during those pivotal three hours – after a season of struggle. I’m so thankful for my relationship with Jesus Christ and how He has transformed me for now and all eternity.
“Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity. All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God now knows me completely.”
– 1 Corinthians 13:12, NLT
Sarah LeBlanc
Great Lakes Field Director
Inspirational