Reflections on Twenty-Five: The God Who Always Sees Us Through

“Behold, God is my Helper; the Lord is the upholder of my life” (Psalm 54:4).

365 days have passed by once again, and a new year of life is beginning! In typical Let My Life Be a Light fashion, let's reflect on some of the ways God kindly, powerfully, and sometimes painfully worked in my life over the course of the previous year.

As you may recall, if you read last year's reflections, in July 2024, I started an unexpected transition out of a job I thought I would have for much longer. I found myself frequently praying for clarity, direction, and the will to keep fighting for the preborn — even if that wasn't my full-time paid job anymore. I was feeling some sort of burnout inside my heart and soul towards the pro-life cause, but I knew that the stakes were still so high for the babies — more than 3,000 are killed daily. And thus, I was striving to strike the right balance between pursuing rest after a season of being almost constantly overworked and pushing myself to keep up the advocacy that was so close to my heart. 

I knew the only way I could continue pro-life work in such a weary state was if God Himself carried me. I grabbed a pen and wrote down a verse, "My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me" (Psalm 63:8). It was during that same week that God threw the door open to a form of activism I have always found invigorating — a protest against Planned Parenthood. This one took place near the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, IL. I joined my friend, pro-life atheist Terrisa Bukovinac, to protest Planned Parenthood's presence at the convention where they were dispensing abortion pills. We were able to speak up for moms and babies alike as women entered into Planned Parenthood's creepy abortion van. We offered alternatives to abortion and encouraged the abortion workers to leave the industry of death behind. Experiencing the protest brought joy and a bit of grief — it was a reminder that I did less of this form of work than before. I poured out my prayer into a journal, "Help me to let go and trust in the midst of my season — I think I miss a lot of things about doing pro-life work full-time" (08.22.24). But I also knew it would never again be the right fit for me to work in that same environment I left in July.

The following month, I found myself once again deeply impacted by abortion. “Dear Lord Jesus, right now it is just past midnight…barely Friday. I couldn’t sleep, so I grabbed my phone and opened Twitter. It was then that I found out that pro-life progressive and activist [name redacted] aborted her own son or daughter and has become pro-abortion. Lord Jesus, my heart just breaks at the thought…I am so sad this little baby was killed. A beautiful child was violently murdered...I wish I could have protected that baby. ‘They cried out to the Lord in their trouble and He delivered them from their distress’ (Psalm 107:28). Jesus, the unborn are crying out to you. Please deliver every one of them from their distress. Please deliver [the child’s mother] from the kingdom of darkness and bring her into your kingdom of light….Please bless, and in the right time, comfort the pro-life activists who sacrificed so much to try to save her baby. Help them as they grieve this profound loss…I think of the story of Toni McFadden and how she had an abortion when she was young. God, you rescued and saved and transformed her after that. Please rescue and save and transform the life of a post-abortive woman once again…Show us your power and save [woman’s name]’s soul for all eternity" (09.13.24).

Pro-Life Activist Has An Abortion

The intentional decapitation of a baby who came to exist in the womb of a pro-life mother was truly shocking and devastating. One moment, the child's mother was pro-life and attending regular anti-abortion protests — the next thing we knew, she was not only pro-choice, but had made her own appointment to have her child's life taken away by Planned Parenthood. Some of my friends became aware of the woman's abortion-mindedness before she went through with it; I honor them for their willingness to reach out to her and offer her every form of support they could. Their advocacy was not in vain — the preborn baby had a right to our utmost defense. May God eternally bless those who saw this little one as worth fighting for — they faced contempt from the baby's mother by offering abortion alternatives. Even now that the poor, precious child has been violently taken from the world far too soon, I believe strongly in God's ability to reach and redeem any and every post-abortive woman. 

Will you join me in praying for this woman to be reached with the Gospel? Pray with me for her healing — mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and physically — from the procedure known to not only kill preborn humans, but to also leave lasting harm on the mother. Thousands of women have shared through the organization Silent No More Awareness about the impact of their abortion. A notable feature of post-abortion mindsets is that in some pro-choice mothers, they may feel initial relief, but tend to experience mental, attachment, relational, and in some cases, physical struggles in the later aftermath. In part due to fast-paced American culture, some women are able to push the memory of their abortion out of their conscious memory during their working years. It may not be until life slows down and there is more time to reflect — in retirement, for example — that some women finally realize the abortion they said did not bother them had actually left significant wounds they were medicating with busyness, overworking, or other coping strategies. 

A Billion Abortions

All this to say, abortion creates generational harm. Every person in the wake of abortion is damaged. Including those of us who are not biologically related to these babies, but share the culture, society, and world these little ones were meant to be a part of. We have missed out on their beautiful humanity. The globe is struck with a grief it delusionally denies is present. Experts have attempted to make an educated guess on the total number of abortions around the globe; their estimates are that between the years 1921 and 2015, 1,000,000,000 abortions have taken place. A billion babies have been senselessly killed, and their blood cries out from the ground demanding justice. May God deliver us from the dark age of legal abortion, and may every baby be protected from violence in the womb.

Dating and the Uncertainty It Brings

Moving back to our review of the year, in September 2024, I was processing uncertainty. I had started dating a guy, and was nervous because I didn't know if we would end up married in the end or if we would break up. "You are my eternally caring father who is present with me as I process every various thought that crosses my mind. Lord Jesus, thank you that I can always trust you and that you always come through — coming to my aid. Help my heart and please give me peace" (09.26.24). 

Dating offers zero guarantees — the relationship could work out and you might stay together forever, or you might break up and part ways. Only God knows what the result will be. You have to do your part to be discerning and try to figure out if the relationship would be a good fit, but in the end, God is in control. He decides if the door will be open and if it will move forward with joy, or if one or both parties will reach a point where they agree it's time to go on without each other. That's a tough reality to wrestle with when you genuinely care about the person you date (and you should only date people you have real concern for, otherwise you will damage people severely). "Thank you that you are in control over every area of my life and that you are fully trustworthy. You are who you say you are" (10.20.24).

"There did we rejoice in Him who rules by His might forever" (Psalm 66:6b-7a).

God Shows Himself in the Difficulties of Providence

On a December day, I felt angst in my chest. I knew I had reached a state that only God could deliver me from in my fear, so I picked up my Bible study journal and began writing out a passage from the book of John. God is such a kind and powerful Father. When you suffer, He always cares enormously, and He is perfectly able to bring peace in the midst of our storms. 

"How powerful and how kind is the Lord God Almighty? I was struggling so much this morning with what I wrote [earlier in the day in my journal]...Then God met me so very powerfully in my quiet time with Him this morning. I was continuing through my 'Write the Word' journal, and had to write out a passage from John 9 today. ‘And His disciples asked Him, ‘Who sinned, this man or his parents that he was born blind?’ Jesus answered, ‘It was not that this man sinned or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him’ (John 9:2-3). Then my study Bible had this quote regarding the passage — 'The difficulties of providence, otherwise unaccountable, may be resolved into this: God intends in them to show Himself, to declare His glory.’ (Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible). God Almighty, thank you that my sufferings and trials and difficulties are not for nothing" (12.27.24).

Isn't it amazing that when we face suffering that may not make sense, God is literally involved in every detail of it? Somehow, our hardest times are unfolding according to the counsel of His will, and He is working it out for our good.

"In Him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will" (Ephesians 1:11).

"And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose" (Romans 8:28).

Jesus is our Great High Priest, and He lives forever to make intercession for us before God the Father (see Hebrews 7:25). So when we face those challenges of providence, we can be completely confident that God not only sees what we are going through — there is continual prayer and advocacy on our behalf! Praise the Lord that we have that kind of Father — who never overlooks us, forgets us, or fails us. His presence and faithfulness are continual.

Tears and Consolation

February was a challenging month. I kept busy with a regular schedule of work, school, church events, and spending time with my boyfriend. And, for some reason, we hit a patch in that relationship that was grieving me without a clear explanation. (02.07.25) "I can’t believe how much I cried last night. I was inconsolable for hours, it seemed like. I was just really devastated. Lord Jesus, please help me take everything one day at a time…You are the only One who actually knows what the future will hold…Only you know. Please help me to trust you completely and entirely with my life. Help me to entrust my relationship status to you. If it’s in your plan for us to break up, then please help me to wholly entrust my singleness to you. I need help finding peace in you when my circumstances are full of uncertainty. So please give me the grace to trust you. Give me great faith and confidence in your character — that you are a good God of love. You see me in all that I suffer. 'You’re with me in the middle of it all, God. You’re catching every tear as it falls down' (Hannah Ker)." 

We don't get to decide how our seasons of life will go. Sometimes you "do things right" as much as you can, but still experience pain. Maybe God allows this so we can know Him as our Refuge more than ever before.

"God is my refuge and very present help in trouble" (Psalm 46:1).

Adverse Childhood Experiences and Controversy

Sometimes grief is just a part of life — don't we all experience that?! But for those of us who are blessed with depression, it can sometimes be more than just a little sadness here and there. For several years, I have been working on my mental health, with the goal of becoming as healthy as I can personally be. Some people have very good experiences in their childhood, and others face types of suffering that can cause distress while they are small and unable to fully process the events. I fell into the latter group. Because of this, it has taken a lot of work to get to the bottom of the cause of my sometimes-prolonged sorrow and pain. One theory psychologists have developed to help explain why some kids thrive and others not only struggle in childhood but may arrive at adulthood with a lot of challenges to overcome is something called Adverse Childhood Experiences. This term encapsulates various kinds of adversity that kids can face that may cause psychological damage, and where to go from there when you're ready to work on healing.

If you follow me on social media, you know I'm not afraid to discuss controversial but important topics. As I've aged, I've chilled out some — I don't discuss every little controversy that interests me now, but I am still willing to share unpopular but necessary information, especially if it could protect the vulnerable. And that's the state of mind I was in when I shared a simple post someone else wrote to my Instagram story. I won't go into all the depths about that post here, but you can go down a lot of research rabbit holes on the topic of childhood attachment. Humans only survive infancy because of attentive caregivers. We are all born incredibly neurologically and physically fragile. It takes a lot of tireless work from our parents to help us grow beyond this stage of intense neediness. But we not only have physical needs; we have to form a healthy bond with our caregiver(s) in order to thrive. It was a post in this spirit that unintentionally stirred the pot.

I received a direct message from a woman I had known for several years. Just a few months prior, I mailed her a gift for her new baby and congratulated her on the child's birth. I had attempted to be supportive to her and listen to her experiences with pregnancy and growing her family when we had previously talked in person. Suddenly, the post I shared about childhood attachment convinced her I needed a strong rebuke. I penned in my journal: "She told me…that I am not a parent, so it would be very hard for me to understand. She also told me that this is not a moral issue like abortion, and so I should not be sharing judgmental things like this. One thing is true. I am not a parent. However, I was the child who experienced (likely) psychological damage from the practice she says I have no right to address. This is a very oppressive mindset — that if I am not a parent, I have no right to speak on issues that could create lifelong psychological harm, and that makes relationships harder as an adult."

Those of us who have experienced Adverse Childhood Experiences, and share information about mental wellness and attachment, may be attacked as uncompassionate judges who just want to shame people — when nothing could be further from the truth. The truth is, children not only have a right not to be violently murdered in the womb. They also have a right to excellent care from their parents after birth. Obviously, parents can only do their best, and sometimes — especially when parents are mentally or physically ill —they may have significant limitations in how they care for their children. But we should make it our goal as a society to heighten our responsiveness to the needs of children — we must not shame kids for needing love, support, attention, and care from their parents. It is in the absence of these things that, if the genetics and environment are prime for it, mental illness can develop in a child, and it may last a lifetime. This is both a tragedy and a reality. 

What It Says About Us When We're Triggered

You can attempt to share important information gently, and people may still choose to see you as negatively as possible in that context. This usually comes from unresolved personal issues. We all have them. We have all probably had the experience where someone says or posts something that should not feel offensive to us, but it does because it triggers something that is unresolved inside us. 

We each have a responsibility to take ownership of our mental health, or lack thereof. If people say something you do not like and you can tell that you are becoming emotionally escalated, there is a pretty high likelihood that the person you are speaking with may not be in need of a rebuke — there is something inside yourself that is asking for more attention. 

Sometimes our emotional wounds can stay very conveniently covered until someone inconveniences us by saying something that is shared from a gentle heart, but touches on that hurt we would rather ignore than deal with. If people lash out at you — like I experienced — it's important to remember that we are all broken human beings, and if we don't take responsibility for our own mental states and wounds, we will unhealthily blame others and miss out on vital opportunities for greater healing of our personal wounds.

Triggers are unavoidable in life. We will all likely face them. And when we do, it will do us much good to remember that painful emotional states are an invitation to deeper healing. It will probably be inconvenient. You might have to call a therapist and sit down to talk through the worst events of your life. You might have to face things about your life or personal history that you would rather overlook. But the truth is, the triggered emotional state probably won't go away if we simply resort to blaming people who are not responsible for our wounds or if we try to avoid all emotions by dwelling only in the logical part of our brains. There is an entire book on this subject called "Parenting from the Inside Out" by Dr. Daniel Siegel that is so fascinating — sometimes we defend ourselves from pain by shutting down our capacity to feel. This will never heal you — you are hiding, and sooner or later, another trigger will come, and you will be back at square one.

The entire topic of mental health could be its own post. The same is true with Adverse Childhood Experiences and attachment science. So I'll just conclude here before I go on about these topics that have demanded more of my attention than I expected, so that I could process through my own wounds and begin healing mentally.

When Trepidation Strikes

Life is full of unforeseeable events — it's a part of being a finite, non-omniscient being. Thankfully, God sees it all, and as He unfolds His plans for us in accordance with His will — which can seem mysterious at times — He is with us every step. "Sometimes there are no immediate answers and you just have to wait on God. I think that’s where I am. Oh Lord, give me discernment and courage" (02.18.25).

I wrote down four verses that I needed in a season of unease. 

"Keep your life free from the love of money, and be content with what you have, for He has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you'" (Hebrews 13:5).

"Where shall I go from your spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence?" (Psalm 139:7).

"Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand" (Isaiah 41:10).

"Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus" (Phil. 4:6-7).

I think my heart was sensing that things were up and down in my dating relationship. "Lord God Almighty, thank you for your presence in past and present losses. I can trust you with any difficulty, grief, loss, or hardship you sovereignly allow in my life. Today, for seemingly no reason, I am struck by anxiety and a temptation to fear. Please meet me here in my uncertainty, and please provide peace. Whatever losses I may experience in the future, may I trust you fully through it all" (03.20.25).

Unfortunately, that perception that things might not be going well proved to be correct in the end. "'And being found in human form He humbled Himself and became obedient unto death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted Him and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth' (Phil 2:8-10). 'Jesus, thank you for humbling yourself and becoming obedient even unto death. Your name is above every other name. If this relationship with [boyfriend] ends, you will still be in control of all things, and you will care for me well and for him well" (04.07.25). By the end of that month, we parted ways.

Breaking Up

The breakup of year 25 is not my first; even so, it was marked by grief and heartache. Christian dating is an interesting thing; we form attachments with a significant other to discern if we could possibly unite our lives and glorify God together. Sounds exciting, but it can be complicated, when we are each individual humans who bring our own backgrounds that are impacted by childhood, past relationships, beliefs, convictions that are important to us, work commitments, and the plans we carry for the future. Can it all fit together, or, in the end, will we have to go our separate ways?

While I was dating this past year, I picked up a book that helped me through the discernment process. To be honest, I am a bit jaded with Christian dating books because some of them are lacking in depth in my opinion, so I didn't expect much when I picked up this book, but it ended up being incredibly helpful. "The Sacred Search" by Gary Thomas was convicting and clarifying. It helped me grow in self-awareness — thinking more deeply about what I want out of a future marriage. When we have expectations inside of ourselves that we are not aware of, it can cause relational strife and problems, but when we know more clearly what we're looking for in a relationship and what our values are, it makes the process of dating more straightforward.

Even if the discernment process becomes clearer, it doesn't make the experience of breaking up pain-free. When we encounter loss, grieving is a healthy response. It is unhealthy to avoid appropriately processing heartbreak and pain. Do not expect to be a whole and healthy person if you refuse to allow yourself to feel the weight of grief. Yes, it is uncomfortable and achy, but part of living in this fallen world involves loss sometimes. 

In order to be healthy people after these experiences, we have to allow ourselves to feel, remembering that our Heavenly Father compassionately sees every tear, and every time our hearts feel weighed down. He is the kind of God who has "borne our griefs and carried our sorrows" (Isaiah 53:4b). He never ignores our pain, and He does not see us as "less spiritual" for processing heartache. So do it. Let the tears fall, consider the tragedy that is loss, and cry out to the Creator who made you for a world where there was no pain and no tears. We're experiencing the impact of the fall of man, and one day God will make all things right, and we will have an eternal breakup with pain, sin, loss, and heartache.

"And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, 'Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be His people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.' And He who was seated on the throne said, 'Behold, I am making all things new.' Also He said, 'Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.' And He said to me, 'It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment. The one who conquers will have this heritage, and I will be his God and he will be my son" (Revelation 21:3-7).

At the end of April and into the month of May, you could find me crying in the privacy of my home.

"It is so sad to lose someone who is still alive" (05.11.25)

Heartbreak is akin to feeling shattered into a thousand pieces — sometimes, tragically, hopes and dreams die in this fallen world. And we feel the weight of the brokenness. But we have a Father who isn't even slightly uncomfortable with, afraid of, or lacking in knowledge of how to reach to us in our losses. He draws us near in His perfect, loving, caring way — because He is the Lord Jesus who loved us so greatly that He was willingly crucified for our sin. He knows well how to pursue His broken, falling, hurting creatures. He is the Great Physician — no brokenness you ever experience could surprise Him. He is the Healer, and there is no safer place to take our wounds and our heartbreak than into the hands that were wounded for us (as Elisabeth Elliot would say).

Two Losses at Once?

To be honest, I was extra afraid of breaking up with my boyfriend because I felt that I had just experienced deep loss a year ago when I was quietly fired from a ministry job. As the end of the dating relationship drew near, I knew it might be a double whammy since I was still processing the loss of the job, too. While I was feeling all the feels of the breakup, a text came through to me that brought on more pain to process from the old job.

"Loss is such a strange thing. It can happen any time and with nearly anything. I had no idea when I took my job at [a pro-life organization] that all the joy I felt then would soon turn to sadness and pain. Today [name redacted] texted me to let me know she is taking my old job…at [the pro-life organization]. I feel such a blend of feelings." (05.17.25).

In the old job, I was pushed to grow fast, and I hoped it would work out! Sadly, it did not, even with my fiercest effort — working seven days a week, in the end, to try to meet hefty expectations that seemed to be beyond any human capacity of achievement. Sometimes life is unjust, and all we can do is surrender to God and His plan, even when it doesn't take us where we expected to go. "In you, O Lord, do I take refuge" (Psalm 31:1a).

God is able to redeem from the rubble, and He is carrying out His purposes in our most painful times. 

"You’re making a masterpiece. 

You’re shaping the soul in me. 

You’re moving where I can’t see. 

And all I am is in your hands. 

You’re taking me all apart… 

to finish your work of art for all to see 

You’re making a masterpiece." 

— Danny Gokey

One of the gifts of suffering is that it wakes us up to reality — it reminds us that there is so much we can't take with us to heaven. It's an opportunity to examine our motives and what we're truly living for — to see if those goals have any eternal value, or if the things we want will in fact have no meaning after the grave. I wrote Psalm 52:7-9 in a journal. "See the man who would not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his riches and sought refuge in his own destruction. But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God. I trust in the steadfast love of God forever and ever. I will thank you forever, because you have done it. I will wait for your name, for it is good, in the presence of the godly" (05.19.25).

Healthy Leadership

I think one of God's purposes in allowing me to experience pain in a previous job may have been to create a desire in me to discern and articulate the difference between healthy and unhealthy leadership — not only in the workplace, but in general and at large. Just because a person has what may be an impressive position of leadership does not mean they are a healthy leader or that they are good at guiding people. In May of 2025, I saw a quote on leadership that I believe gets to the heart of one of the major flaws of modern-day management.

"Correction without connection is just condescension."

Some people in positions of power believe they are so effective and influential that all they need to do is send out some commands and rebukes to their direct reports, then all will be well. However, if a leader chooses to frequently correct but fails to connect healthily with those in their care, the guidance they provide may come across as unkind and condescending. 

Individuals who are not capable of building caring, respectful connections with people should never be given positions of power. Real leadership is not about brutally forcing people to do things through a "kick in the pants." Instead, it is about humbly taking responsibility, leading by example, and seeing no task as too lowly to help with. Great leaders love people and find joy in helping them achieve success. 

I was talking with a professional I know a few months ago, and that conversation caused me to see leadership development differently than ever before. Where we met, I knew her as a person with an entry-level job, but she had previously been in management at a different corporation. When her staff reviewed her management, she was frequently described as a leader who lacked personability and kindness. Instead of receiving this feedback with humility, she lurched back and denied all claims that cast her in a negative light. "I was never mean," she said to me with irritation in her expression, recalling a situation that had taken place a few years ago. 

This conversation was eye-opening; there was no reason to think her former direct reports had a reason to be unnecessarily critical. Most likely, it was accurate feedback that made the woman uncomfortable to deal with, so she took the easier road and decided she would deny, deny, and deny as much as necessary to protect herself. 

The way we perceive ourselves has the capacity to limit our growth as individuals and leaders. If we refuse to open ourselves up to feedback from those who report to us, we will continue not to grow in the parts of ourselves that are most hurting others at work. This woman told me that she is certainly laidback and chill, but from my experience interacting with her, I could see she was actually very particular and perhaps had some OCD tendencies. However, it may feel more comfortable and safe to view herself as easygoing, as this does not carry any negative connotations. 

We blind ourselves to our need to grow when we silence those in our care who point out ways our personality or leadership has harmed them. Great leaders are secure and self-aware enough to be open to even the most challenging conversations about their need for growth. 

Insecure leaders, on the other hand, retaliate against staff who provide accurate but hard-to-hear feedback. You could be highly skilled at your job, but if you have a manager who is deeply insecure, you could be out of a job simply because they see your natural confidence as a threat. This creates workplaces with politics that encourage people to "kiss the rear" of the boss, and ousts truth-tellers who are committed to personal and professional development.

All this to say, modern workplaces are often diseased with troubled managers who know very little about leadership, and get by through playing politics for years. I was a manager for just shy of two years, and I don't know if I will ever formally be a workplace leader again, but if I do, I pray that God would give me grace to remember that leadership is about relationships, supportiveness, kindness, and inspiring people to achieve greatness. It's not about forcing direct reports to bow to your power — instead, it's about following the example of the most perfect Leader in the universe — the Lord Jesus Himself, who washed the feet of His disciples. May God transform modern leaders — eradicating them of corrupting insecurity, and giving them strength to lead like the Lord Jesus, the Manager of the Universe, who cares intensely about every person He has made in His image.

Lessons Learned, Growth Experienced, and the Joy to Come

Thanks for joining me for this year's reflection! This was a longer-than-average update, so I want to express my gratitude if you've chosen to read on this far. We discussed abortion, pro-life activism, suffering, dating, psychological well-being, workplace leadership, and much more — each of these was a topic somehow related to God's plan of growth for me in the last year. I pray that through this post, you not only get a peek into the Lord's faithful dealing with me, but that you also recall that every year of your own life is a sacred season of growth. God is always doing more than we could ever ask or think! He is an involved, present, and caring Father who is near every single day — no matter how mundane the given moment may appear in our finite perspective. Who knows how the Lord will use your challenges and sufferings of the day to glorify Him and perhaps reach someone else with hope, testimony, and victory.

In retrospect, I think year twenty-five was a year of healing (after a brutal year twenty-four!), and I praise God for being the Great Physician who sees every aspect of me that needs more growth or greater healing and how He never abandons me there, but meets me and continues to conform me more into His image. Even when that sanctification can be painful. May God minister to you in all that you face in your life today — I pray that through this post, you are reminded that God cares and that He is a God who sees us in all that we face in this life.

"This I know, that God is for me" (Psalm 56:9c).