Don't Try This AloneНамуна

First of all, how many times have you felt like you had to carry it all yourself? I’ve got good news: He is the God who carries His people! He has been carrying you from before you took one breath, and He will carry you to the day you breathe your last.

Second, that word bearing isn’t a negative concept. It’s the same idea that shows up in Matthew 10:29–31: “Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.” If God would take such tender care to count the hairs of our heads, He will make sure to keep up with us and carry us when we need it.

And lastly, He will save you. I wish I could hold your hand and look you in the eye and tell you every moment He saved me and my children. I hope these words that you’re reading are enough to get you to realize that He is saving you too. Every year, every month, every single millisecond, He’s saving you, my dear friend. He is incapable of watching us suffer without being sad about it. He moves from sadness to saving. He is our moshia’—the Hebrew word for “Savior.”* Our Deliverer who delivers every single time.

So no more hiding, okay? No more shrinking back from your healing journey and allowing the enemy of your soul to short-circuit the hope that is coming your way. Come on, lean into this. No more hiding. It’s time to get brave. It’s time to heal out loud. It’s time to begin again. Look up again, and let the light hit your face as it was destined to.

Let people in, find the people who will come, choose to humbly be held accountable for the mistakes and numbing in your healing journey. Bask in your worthiness, daughter of God, and watch the floodgates of healing open up for you. Let God, your people, and me in this moment be the ones to say, “I’ve got you!” We are not letting you go. The darkness won’t last. The light is on the way. I promise.

*Jeff A. Benner, “Salvation,” Ancient Hebrew Research Center, accessed January 15, 2025, https://www.ancient-hebrew.org/definition/salvation.htm.

Prayer

Thank You, Lord, for being my Savior and Deliverer. I am so grateful that I can always rely on You, and I am thankful for the godly people You’ve placed in my life. Amen.