I love to listen to KLOVE radio station. For those of you who haven’t heard of it, it’s a Christian radio station that broadcasts pretty much throughout the United States. I first discovered them on one of my many trips to Wichita for a fertility appointment. I got out of the Salina area and the station I had been listening to was starting to fade in and out. I was searching through the stations and when I hit KLOVE they were talking about a 30 day challenge. Listen to their radio station only for 30 days and see how your life changes.
I of course was intrigued so I kept listening and I was hooked. I love the DJs and the songs always comfort me when I’m struggling.
I was listening to them on my drive home from work yesterday and they had a woman call in to the station to talk about how she went through some difficult times in her marriage a few years back and now she finds herself helping other woman who are going through a similar situation.
Obviously I tuned in a little closer because that is my hopes and dreams of this blog. I want to be able to reach other woman, and men, who are going through a similar path as Jayson and me. One of the things she said is that during her troubled times she kept hearing God say, “I’m going to make this mess into a message.”
Then the DJ went on to say how she needs to read 2 Corinthians 1:3-5 as it was fitting for her situation. I didn’t know what that verse was off the top of my head, so I had to look it up when I got home. This is what it says:
“3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. 5 For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ, so also our comfort abounds through Christ.”
It’s amazing how you can find so much in the bible that relates to what you are going through in life.
To be completely honest, I wish when I heard this stuff the purpose alone would take away my heartache but the truth is, it doesn’t. It’s a constant battle every day to remind myself that I can be helping people with my situation and to trust in the journey.
If you’re having a weak moment or even a weak month, it’s okay. We aren’t perfect and no matter how many times we try to give ourselves the upbeat, positive speech, it doesn’t always work. We are allowed to have those times where we are tired of being strong.
We don’t know the reason for this path but like I said above, we have to try and trust in the journey. I’m a firm believer that there is a reason for everything and while I don’t know for certain that my reason is to help others, I’m definitely going to try and someday, I firmly believe that we will receive the answers.
Until then, keep fighting the fight and don’t beat yourself up for your weak moments. Just remember, get back up and keep going! God doesn’t give this battle to the weak! You are strong!
With love,
Haley