But often, the only thing I found that could bring peace and comfort to my spirit was God’s Word. I prayed, I cried, I longed just to sleep again. Night after night, I was awakened by the deep hurt and pain in my heart. Recently when our family was walking through a very difficult trial, I found myself there. It renews our minds, it comforts our hearts, it brings peace to our spirits. We’re speaking out living words straight into the darkness we find ourselves in. And just opening God’s words and praying His truths back to Him is so powerful and effective. But we can find strength in knowing that Christ Himself intercedes for us when we don’t know what to pray. We’re at a loss for words, our hearts are broken, our spirits grieved. Sometimes when we’re hurting most we don’t even know how to pray. It’s crucial to be anchored deep in Him, so that we can grow stronger through the storms we face.ġ0 Truths for the Dark Seasons: To Help Boost Your Faith and Strength in Him Though it may be hard, and our feelings might try to steer us other directions, we have to determine to keep walking in light and truth, refusing to listen to the enemy’s lies. He reminds us not to be surprised when the fiery trials come. We may not see it yet, but we can fully trust that He will strengthen our faith, deepen our roots, and build greatness within us when the strong winds blow.Ī few things I’ve learned along the way, and still am learning when difficult days come, are these truths that God gives us, so that we can rise above the difficult times. But through Christ, we have the assurance and hope that only He can give, knowing that He will indeed use our dark days for ultimate blessing in this life. Because that dark season so deeply affected us. Often it takes time to fully understand and begin to see how God will turn it all around for goodness and purpose. We’ve wrestled with ourselves, with others, and even with God.Īnd maybe we even still have some war wounds.

Because the person that walks out of the storm, out of the fiery trial, or straight out of the deep, is different than the one who first walked in. Most all of us have been there at some point along the way, and though our personal times of great darkness may look different, it always offers the greatest potential in our lives to change us. If you’ve lived long enough, you may know what it is to struggle through deep loss, brokenness, and pain. Often in our darkest seasons, we find that the most difficult days we face can become pivotal times that mark our lives and even our future.

Dark moments in life