And I said, “My strength and my hope have perished from the Lord.”
Remember my affliction and roaming, the wormwood and the gall.
My soul still remembers and sinks within me. This I recall to my mind, therefore I have hope.
Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.
“The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “Therefore I hope in Him!”
The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
it is good that one should hope and wait quietly.
For the salvation of the Lord( it is good for a man to bear the yoke in his youth.
Let him sit alone and keep silent, because God has laid it on him;
Let him put his mouth in the dust- there may yet be hope.
Let him give his cheek to the one who strikes him, and be full of reproach.
For the Lord will not cast off forever, though He cause grief.
Yet He will show compassion according to the multitude of His mercies.
For He does not afflict willingly, nor grove the children of men.
Lamentations 3:18-33
As I sit alone in a quiet house for only a few moments before the sound of basketballs dripping, bickering amongst brothers, dogs barking, or the senseless banter on 2K26 I’m looking at all of the journal entries I’ve started and for one reason or another I didn’t get to finish or post when it was intended.
Today I am in a completely different head space and as I enter into a season of what seems like personal isolation, separation, learning to forgive myself, and healing…I don’t want this chapter to be left without clearing out “my inventory of what God placed on my heart.”
Perhaps these Scripture verses will serve as a source of inspiration to you.
“The Lord is my portion,” says my soul. “Therefore I hope in Him!”
Lamentations 3:24
Click the link below to listen to one of the songs I listen to quite often that helps center my mind and refocus on where my Help comes from.
Closing Challenge Verse: Lamentations 3:40-41
Let us search out and examine our ways and turn to the Lord;
Let us lift our hearts and hands to God in Heaven.
Sometimes we have to go in these spaces. Rediscover yourself. Make sure you are journaling this time so you reflect.
💯 facts.
My…my..my… self isolation huh. That’s what it seems like I been going through every-time. I have lost someone over the years…..self isolation. Loved one after loved one. But you can either use it to your advantage or choose to stay in that dark place. It’s been hard over the years being a follower of Christ and trying to understand why He has taken these significant people out of my life…looking back purposed was served the purpose that I knew about and the purpose God revealed to me later on in life and their purpose….Faith…my name Faith…from the time I was born until now….my life….my journey has all been about faith…..the faith I have in myself, and the faith that I have in God. Honestly speaking I have days where one is stronger than the other and days we’re both were weak….but now that I have surrendered to God, my faith is strong…with my prayer, my hope, and my belief. I believe and I can say some days I am praying for all to remain rooted in Christ. I believe my moments of isolation have made me closer to God. God is me changing me with my struggles. I feel more convicted in my areas of weakness. I am correcting where areas I am wrong in and God is opening my spiritual eyes and I am praying that he continues to do with my discernment for knowing who is for me and who is not for me. I feel like that song , “ I am on the battle field fighting for the Lord. Everyday is a new day but also everyday brings on a new struggle or try to atleast. I stay encouraged and listening to an encouraging word or encourage myself or go enjoy some quiet time. I take it one day at a time. The only thing that I can do now is Put on the Whole Armor of God and stay ready. We have this saying at the job, Stay Ready so you don’t have to scramble when DHEC here. That’s what I feel that I myself and everyone else have to do to because the Word says, For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. So followers of Christ, We must All put on the Whole Armor of God and I pray that I deliver a message to everyone that will have them Ready so that they will Stay Ready to Fight every battle. So my isolation has been to equip my soul, mind, and body to get help spread the good news and by helping followers of Christ to get ready for battle. Amen. Amen. Amen.
Amen. I too pray that my season of isolation will bring me closer to God.
Amen, my dear friend… the Lord is our portion. I claim that with you. “To remember is to bring life” – Rev. Elizabeth Nance-Coker
Amen.