You know... I've posted a lot lately from the depths of my heart which is usually quite heavy with feeling. But I don't want to paint a picture that God is not the heart of.

Because the truth is... God is sovereign.
He is in the business of restoring joy
and healing the brokenhearted.
His hope overcomes any affliction, any depression, any darkness and despair.
His love overwhelms any rejection, pain, or emptiness.
Sometimes bad things happen,
but that does not change His goodness.
Sometimes circumstances taint my perceptions
and I am ruled by feelings rather than truth.
God is still faithful.
Sometimes there is fear that seems binding,
God has set us free.
Sometimes getting out of bed in the morning is hard;
God has not left me alone and gone on without me.
Sometimes people we love die and we don't understand.
God's plans and purposes are perfect, and He comforts us deep in a place where our hearts can't help but respond to.

So out of a place where there is pain,
I am declaring this.
My hope is in You, God. I trust you with all of it.