Beyond What We Can See

At what point does our pain become testimony? When do our trials become a roadmap for the next one?

How does hope grow in the hard?

For me, writing this book became an act of worship. Even in the thick of it when I didn’t know the ending. Even in the waiting. Even when I still suffered. Every reflection, every prayer, was me finding my way back to hope—one word at a time. One belief at a time. One devotion lived out in real time.

Where have you walked out your belief when you couldn’t see what was coming? Where did you dare to believe God would grant hope once again?

We can be real with Him, because He is trustworthy. And we can begin to hope, one breath at a time.

All our longings and groans are laid out before him. Nothing is hidden. But in our hearts’ desperate cry, here is where our Father meets us, reminds us of who he is, and that he is here. In the upside-down diagnosis, the experimental treatment, and the long nights pacing awake and weary, he is our good Father, our comforter, our companion. We are not alone in the darkness, for the dark is like light to him (Psalm 139:12).

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Our hearts need space to sit, to reflect, to work out their troubles. And we need to remember that we are never alone, that God is working beyond what we can see, and is building something beautiful, even from the pain.

Inside these pages, I pray, you’ll find space to pause, breathe, and let your heart rest again. There are questions, Scripture, and honest invitations to meet God where you are. Because He wants to meet you right where you are. With nothing held back, but bringing our requests to Him and worshipping our way through, because of His goodness, even in our setbacks.

Especially there.

I can’t believe we’re just a few weeks away from my book entering the world! Thank you for the prayers and encouragement along the way; it’s meant so much.

Preorder All the Hard Things and start your own journey back toward hope. Your heart will thank you.