Through the
LORD’S mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. They are
new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.
- Lamentations 3:22-23 (NKJV)
Life
is not easy.
I could probably write for days about the things I once thought I would never survive. And I know I’m not alone in that. There are cancer survivors, domestic violence survivors, people carrying PTSD from deep trauma, people grieving losses nobody else can fully understand, and people silently fighting battles they never talk about publicly.
And the truth is, no struggle should be compared against another. Pain is personal. What crushes one person may not crush another, and nobody ever truly knows exactly what someone else is going through because every heart carries things differently.
But one thing many of us have in common is this: somehow, by the grace of God, we’re still here.
Most people who have followed my blog for a while know how much music speaks to me. Songs have a way of reaching places words alone sometimes can’t. There’s one song in particular that has become a personal anthem for me lately — “I Made It” by CAIN.
A few of the lyrics say:
“I’m coming out the other side stronger
One foot in front of the other
Hands still raising
Heart still praising
I made it, I made it, I made it, I made it
Through the storms
The hell and high water
I never left the hands of my Father
Lungs still breathing
Thank You Jesus
I made it, I made it, I made it, I made it”
Whew. That’ll preach all by itself.
Because when I look back over my life, there were moments I didn’t know how I was going to make it through. Times where I was exhausted, overwhelmed, anxious, heartbroken, or barely holding myself together. But here I am. Still breathing. Still believing. Still praising God despite everything.
That’s what Lamentations reminds us. We are not consumed because God’s mercy keeps carrying us forward. Every morning we wake up is proof that His faithfulness has not run out yet.
So if you’re struggling today, let this be your reminder: you do not have to have it all together to keep moving forward. Sometimes victory simply looks like taking the next step. Sometimes survival itself is a testimony.
And one day, you’ll look back at the storm you thought would destroy you and realize…
by the grace of God, you made it too.
#dailybreadbykitty
Daily Inspiration from the Bible
- Lamentations 3:22-23 (NKJV)
I could probably write for days about the things I once thought I would never survive. And I know I’m not alone in that. There are cancer survivors, domestic violence survivors, people carrying PTSD from deep trauma, people grieving losses nobody else can fully understand, and people silently fighting battles they never talk about publicly.
And the truth is, no struggle should be compared against another. Pain is personal. What crushes one person may not crush another, and nobody ever truly knows exactly what someone else is going through because every heart carries things differently.
But one thing many of us have in common is this: somehow, by the grace of God, we’re still here.
Most people who have followed my blog for a while know how much music speaks to me. Songs have a way of reaching places words alone sometimes can’t. There’s one song in particular that has become a personal anthem for me lately — “I Made It” by CAIN.
A few of the lyrics say:
“I’m coming out the other side stronger
One foot in front of the other
Hands still raising
Heart still praising
I made it, I made it, I made it, I made it
Through the storms
The hell and high water
I never left the hands of my Father
Lungs still breathing
Thank You Jesus
I made it, I made it, I made it, I made it”
Whew. That’ll preach all by itself.
Because when I look back over my life, there were moments I didn’t know how I was going to make it through. Times where I was exhausted, overwhelmed, anxious, heartbroken, or barely holding myself together. But here I am. Still breathing. Still believing. Still praising God despite everything.
That’s what Lamentations reminds us. We are not consumed because God’s mercy keeps carrying us forward. Every morning we wake up is proof that His faithfulness has not run out yet.
So if you’re struggling today, let this be your reminder: you do not have to have it all together to keep moving forward. Sometimes victory simply looks like taking the next step. Sometimes survival itself is a testimony.
And one day, you’ll look back at the storm you thought would destroy you and realize…
by the grace of God, you made it too.
Daily Inspiration from the Bible
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