The God Who Never Gives Up.

How do I know God is with me?
What if this is all a lie?
How do I know that is God who is speaking?

Oh the dreadfull darkness of doubt.

When we are going through darkness, God seems very far away. Which is exactly why He chose to draw near.

Throughout history, God's people have often forgotten Him, but God didn't forget them. He kept His word. And He didn't give up.

When the Isrealites grumbled in the desert.
When Moses wanted to back out of His heavenly calling.
When Saul's angry heart roared after David.
When David plotted to kill Uriah...
God didn't give up.

When Jesus was constricted by 9 months in the womb.
When Peter praised Him in the Upper Room, but denied Him the next day.
When the soldiers' whip ripped His flesh.
When the bystanders spit ran down His face...
He didn't give up.

In your moments of darkness, heartbreak, tragedy, sorrow, and loneliness, God seems far away. But the truth is, He is still there. He never left. God held Christ's hand steady on the cross, and He'll hold yours too.

You want to be forever changed? Allow your despair to meet head-on with Christ's unwavering grace.

Praise the God of encouragement! He loves you. He never gives up on you, especially when life is hard, because He's been in your shoes. The hand that reaches out to wipe your tears is a pierced one.

"Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord." - Romans 8:35-39

Wait on Christ. Stand before your Lord. The same eyes that conquered the grave and sent Satan running are looking longingly into your own. Rest in His love.