The words stuck with me when I hit “deactivate,” and the digital platform disappeared. It rang in my heart when I sent the last email to members. It comforted me in the immediate aftermath when I wondered why God would ask me to step out in faith if He knew it would end this way, and if my creative dreams would always lead to this.
I imagined my Sabbath year would feel like spring, a lighthearted, happy skipping through fields of wildflowers with Jesus and napping by still waters in green pastures. That wasn’t what God had in mind. It turned out to be a full year of a sweltering Louisiana August.
Waiting.
It can be one of the most difficult places to be.
It’s the space between the prayer and the promise.
Between the asking and the answering.
Between what we had hoped for and what we currently hold.
Life is full of unexpected change.But if you have peace, then no matter the circumstances, you will have longevity.
Even in the imperfect arena of mothering, after we enter the dark spiral, we can glimpse the morning light and realize, but grace—that we’ve always been held by grace.
Niki Hardy is an author, speaker, and coach, who believes God loves a cheerful doubter. Yes, our questions hold power, but not to weaken our faith, to strengthen it and draw us closer to God.
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