A Valuable Lesson from God
- Apr 7
- 2 min read
By Carmen K. Maendel
God has been teaching me something I didn’t want to learn… but so desperately needed. I can’t replace work, busyness, or anything else for my need for Him and healing in my life.
My parents' divorce - my best friend's car accident - my father's passing away of cancer - our loss of twins and another baby in mid pregnancy...
I tried. I stayed busy. I pushed forward. I told myself I was fine. But God, in His love, wouldn’t let me keep running circles in my life. He allowed everything to come to a place where I could no longer ignore what was going on in the deep reservoir of my heart. Healing isn’t always clean or comfortable. Sometimes it’s messy. Sometimes it hurts. Sometimes it doesn’t make any sense at all.
Maybe you too, are in a season of life where everything feels messy, unclear, and unresolved. Maybe you are not spiraling or failing at all, and God is sculpting you into the incredible person He intended for you to be.
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart. Lean not on your own understanding; acknowledge Him in all ways and He will direct your path."
Proverbs 3:5-6
But in the quiet, I felt Him whisper to me as I wrote this book and companion journal: Courageous Woman Casting Cares Upon Jesus
“Sometimes My Child, you’re going to have to trust Me with what I ask you to let go of… even when it hurts and doesn’t make any sense to you at all.”
That’s where I am right now—learning to release, to trust, to surrender to Him... And I’m holding onto this truth:
“The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside still waters, He refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for His righteousness."
(Scripture drawn from Psalm 23 in the Bible)
"I am NOT my own. Take me God and use me in areas You see fit that bring the most Glory and Honor to You!!!"
"My prayer for you is... you fill in the blank - that thing that you struggle with the most - I pray that God comforts and guides you through it. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen."
Love & God Bless!
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