Finding Strength in the Storm

We never really know what someone is going through until we take the time to learn their story.

As I work on myself and reflect, I’ve realized that my own storm feels small compared to what others carry. That doesn’t take away from my struggles, but it does give me perspective. It reminds me to look at life through a wider lens and try to understand the weight others are holding.

Over the last season of my life, I’ve been rebuilding my relationship with God. I’ve come to see that on my own I am weak, but through Him I find strength. I was at a crossroads not too long ago, and the path I chose came with both blessings and hardships. Each lesson, good or bad, has been shaping me into the person I need to be for what comes next. I can now see that God uses these storms to mold us, to shift us, and to prepare us.

I’ve learned that when you allow yourself to fully submit to Him, He provides what you need. The tools. The wisdom. The resources. The strength. Every day I feel myself growing into someone stronger, braver, and wiser. My life feels completely unscripted right now, but each morning I wake up and place it all in God’s hands. I trust Him to lead my steps.

Today, I am sitting beside my mom at her cancer appointment. She has AML leukemia, and the doctors did not give her much time. A few months ago, we were holding onto hope for a bone marrow transplant. Then we learned she was no longer a candidate, and that the procedure might only leave her worse off. That news was hard to hear, yet somehow we walked out of the office with peace. We knew her life was in God’s hands, not ours.

She went through two rounds of chemo infusions, each about a month apart. When it came time for her third, the doctors had to stop because her neutrophil levels were too low. Since then, her numbers have not improved enough to continue. A couple of weeks ago, they performed a bone marrow biopsy to see what was happening inside her body. Today is the day we hear the results.

I’ve been right by her side through all of it. Her faith in God has not wavered, not even once. The strength she carries is like nothing I have ever seen. Watching her, I am reminded over and over that God really does give us what we need to endure our storms.

So I will no longer live in worry. I know my Father in heaven already has it all under control.

Ecclesiastes 5:3