A Visual Journey of Grace: Struggling

I am struggling. I didn't expect the grief to hit me and at times overcome me the way that it has. Grief is like a fog. A little unclear at first, hazy even but then it grows, it gathers, it moves in around me and engulfs me. That's how I feel, engulfed. Surrounded by something I can't touch and yet feels as if it has the strength to suffocate me. In the midst of all of it God speaks to me through

During my quiet time I discovered the following passages of scripture, they are:

Psalm 34:4-6 which states, "I sought the Lord, and He heard me. And delivered me from all my fears. They looked to Him and were radiant, and their faces were not ashamed. This poor [woman] cried out, and the Lord heard [her] and saved [her] out of all [her] troubles" (NKJV).

I Corinthians 1:3-4, "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God" (NKJV).

Deliverance and comfort. The very things I need that is what God promises me if I come to Him. Despite the loneliness I feel, despite the loss, all I have to do is seek Him and He will hear me and deliver me. Deliverance isn't necessarily a way out, but it is a way through. God hasn't promised that He will exempt me from all trouble, or that He will give me a life free of hardship, but He does promise a way through it. A means of walking through that includes His constant presence and comfort.

I don't like this struggle, I despise the ache I feel; however, God is true to His word and continues to comfort me in the midst of it.

Today's gifts: