Reflection: An Important Part of the Healing Journey

Find Me.

When you revisit the painful memories of seasons in the past, find Me.

When you sit in a space of reflection and there’s still an ache, a sorrow, in the healing, find Me.

When you still struggle at times, wrestling with the rise and fall of forgiveness, grace, love, hope, and peace, find Me.

I’m always there. And I always will be.

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Over the summer, I sat right here at this beautiful waterfall. The pictures would make it seem magical, an incredible destination and adventure. But for me, it was a place that brought back more memories than I cared to revisit. But you see, that’s not what I came here to share with you today. Because those memories, my friend, they were not the end of my story.

The truth is this waterfall was a place that I needed to revisit. It was a place where I needed to sit and think. Because as I sat in this space, I began to reflect. And reflection is a very powerful thing.

I visited the pain momentarily. I remembered the ache and the devastation. It hurt. Sometimes it still does. But it no longer defines me because I have grown and God has carried me through the hardest moments.

So, I pressed on. I visited the healing. I reflected on the journey, both good and bad. The moments that I thought the ashes were all that was left. The moments I thought the season would all but consume me. Even the moments I thought life would never be the same. And for a second, I found myself smiling at that thought. Turns out, I was right about that one. It wouldn’t. But not in the way I thought.

As the reflection continued, my thoughts took a turn.

I thought about all the times that my Father (who I had so imperfectly loved) showed up for me. I thought about the times He had held me, walked beside me, carried me, and encouraged me into my next step. I thought about how much He had loved me into my healing and I thought about how far I’d come since the last time I sat here in this very place.

And that’s where the reflection ended, bringing me back to this moment, and I began to think about how grateful I was and how grateful I’d always be.

My love for the Father and my gratitude for His love, grace, and provisions … it’s truly without words. It’s indescribable. He reached into my life in a season of utter devastation and He grabbed me by the hand. He walked me through the darkness and He saved me in more ways than I can count. He healed me, my friends. And He never let me go. No matter how ugly I got with Him, He just held on. He never let me go.

I will never forget what He has done for me.

I will never forget what an incredible God He is.

I will spend all my days loving Him and sharing Him with everyone who will listen – because I love Him and I love you.

Reflection is a powerful thing, friend. Powerful. He can, and will, walk you through every season and bring you into a place of His love, favor, and blessings. He is always with us and for us, even in the most difficult and challenging seasons.

Find me. I am always with you.

The challenge is ours. Will we look for Him in our season of devastation? Will we look for Him in our season of joy? Will we hold tight to Him? Will we call out? Will we be His friend and His follower and walk into His calling? Will we make Him #1 in our lives?

Look for Me and you will find Me, if you seek with all your heart.

“He has done this so that every person would long for God, feel their way to him, and find him – for he is the God who is easy to discover.” Acts 17:27 TPT