Even when everything looks grave, I will still trust you. Thank you, Daddy for carrying me through this rough time, when my family cannot seem to understand. Thank you for keeping me protected under the shadow of your wings.
Thank you for sharing this with such honesty. Chronic illness carries a unique kind of grief; not just pain, but the ongoing loss of what life “used to be” or what you hoped it might look like. Your willingness to hold both faith in God’s healing power and trust in His wisdom when healing delays (or doesn’t come) reflects a deeply biblical tension many believers quietly live with.
You raise an important implicit question: How do we trust God when the miracle doesn’t happen? Scripture gives several companions for that journey: Paul’s “thorn” (2 Cor. 12:7–10), Timothy’s ongoing ailments (1 Tim. 5:23), and even Jesus in Gethsemane, praying honestly yet surrendering to the Father’s will (Luke 22:42). None of those negate faith; they deepen it.
I especially appreciate your emphasis that healing ultimately belongs to God’s redemptive future. Revelation 21:4 reminds us that complete healing is promised, even if partial healing is uneven now. That hope doesn’t erase present struggle, but it anchors it.
Your testimony quietly reminds readers that endurance itself can be a form of witness; grace made visible in weakness. Thank you for speaking with courage, realism, and hope.
I liked this Ashley, thank you so much! It brought hope and contentment. I know the Lord is so proud of you!! Amen to amen.
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! It was a blessing to write. Thank you so much for taking the time to read and comment!
Of course Ashley!!!
Even when everything looks grave, I will still trust you. Thank you, Daddy for carrying me through this rough time, when my family cannot seem to understand. Thank you for keeping me protected under the shadow of your wings.
Amen. 🙏🏽
Ashley,
Thank you for sharing this with such honesty. Chronic illness carries a unique kind of grief; not just pain, but the ongoing loss of what life “used to be” or what you hoped it might look like. Your willingness to hold both faith in God’s healing power and trust in His wisdom when healing delays (or doesn’t come) reflects a deeply biblical tension many believers quietly live with.
You raise an important implicit question: How do we trust God when the miracle doesn’t happen? Scripture gives several companions for that journey: Paul’s “thorn” (2 Cor. 12:7–10), Timothy’s ongoing ailments (1 Tim. 5:23), and even Jesus in Gethsemane, praying honestly yet surrendering to the Father’s will (Luke 22:42). None of those negate faith; they deepen it.
I especially appreciate your emphasis that healing ultimately belongs to God’s redemptive future. Revelation 21:4 reminds us that complete healing is promised, even if partial healing is uneven now. That hope doesn’t erase present struggle, but it anchors it.
Your testimony quietly reminds readers that endurance itself can be a form of witness; grace made visible in weakness. Thank you for speaking with courage, realism, and hope.
Blessings,
Ze Selassie
Thank you for taking the time to read and for your thoughtful comment! It means a lot.
All praise be to God, my sister!
Ooooh love this thank you for sharing
His grace is sufficient for us!! Hallelujah
Breathing deeply knowing that He is God.
Thank you for reading!!!