Trusting God

Blessings in the Waiting

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Backstory

I listened to the Like a Rock podcast this week, and the host mentioned Hebrews 10:35-36. What leapt out to me about these verses was, “Ye have need of patience. After ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.” I researched the meaning behind these words. Patience sometimes is more than simply tolerating the wait; it is continuing to follow God, even when the waiting is hard. Sometimes we need to trust in our Heavenly Father before we see blessings. Living with chronic illness symptoms every day, I understand waiting. But I need to trust that someday, healing will come to my body, and I need to believe that my Heavenly Father will be there for me while I wait to be healed.

Blessings in the Waiting

If you have ever felt alone,
That you are completely on your own.
If you believe that no one truly understands how you feel,
Just know that your struggles are real.

If you ever feel that your trials weigh you down
Because of the weight, you feel like you might drown.
If you plead with your Father to be there,
And to take away every worry and care.

But all you feel is silence from above,
Just know that He sends you His love.
He is working behind the scenes in your life,
Even though all you feel is never-ending strife.

If you feel like you are constantly waiting for blessings to arrive,
And you are doing all you can just to survive.
Your Father hears your heart’s desire,
And He is walking with you through the fire.

When you are drowning in the midst of the sea,
And all you can do is send out a silent plea.
Never doubt that your Father in Heaven
Is there for you every moment without question.

The Takeaway: Sometimes we might feel like we are carrying the weight of our burdens alone. We plead with our Heavenly Father and all we hear is silence. What we don’t see is that He is working in the background of our lives, even when we feel like we are constantly waiting for blessings to come. We just need to trust that He is there for us in the waiting.

Watch the YouTube Short of me reading part of this poem here:https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dXH0Yywq5AM

Growing in the Waiting

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My Daily Musings-August 29th, 2026

“Think of yourself just as a seed patiently wintering in the earth; waiting to come up a flower in the Gardener’s good time, up into the real world, the real waking.” C.S. Lewis

I really love this quote. We can think of our Heavenly Father as the Gardener and we are seeds planted in the ground. We need to trust in the Gardener and wait to come up in His timing and in His way. But when we are in the ground, we are constantly building our faith and growing. Our faith may have started as a small seed but if we receive the soil, water, and nutrients we need, we can grow into a gorgeous blooming flower one day.

In this world, with the trials that we face, our faith shouldn’t be dormant. We should constantly nourish it with good nutrients so that it can grow. Ever since I was little, I have heard that faith is an action word. That is very true. We need to constantly work on our faith or else it won’t grow.

Sometimes we need to trust in our Heavenly Father and in His plan for our lives. His timing is different than ours and sometimes we need to wait before blessings come to us. I have felt this in my life many times. On a daily basis, I deal with many chronic illness symptoms that disrupt my life. I sometimes lose sight of what is most important in my life, and that’s my faith and trust in my Heavenly Father. Even though I have to wait for these symptoms to ease, I need to trust that this is part of my Heavenly Father’s plan for my life. But He has blessed me in so many ways that I can’t even comprehend while I wait to be healed physically.

Have you ever experienced a season of waiting when God was quietly growing your faith? What helps you trust in Heavenly Father’s timing when you don’t understand His plan?

When We Cannot See the Harvest

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My Daily Musings-August 26th, 2026

Psalm 126:5-6

5 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.

6 He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.

When I read these verses recently, I pondered the meaning. I asked myself, “How can tears and joy exist in the same sentence?” I researched the meaning more. It is true that we all have moments of sorrow when we can’t imagine seeing any light or joy in the future. There are times when our trials break our hearts and we feel darkness slowly begin to creep into our hearts and minds.

But I think what these verses are trying to tell us is that even during moments of sorrow and tears, our faith is being strengthened. A farmer doesn’t expect to plant a seed and then the next day wake up and harvest what was planted. We will probably have moments of sorrow in this life. But we should trust that our Heavenly Father is working beneath the surface, nurturing the seeds of faith we have planted, so that we can harvest the crop together one day.

One of the hardest trials I had to go through was finding out that my paternal grandparents both died the same day in a single car accident. I cried and was depressed for a long time after that. It was hard to heal from that experience because they were both gone in an instant. But it eventually got easier. I could feel my Heavenly Father near me during that time. He was working beneath the surface so that I could feel joy after the sorrow. As these verses teach us, we can still move forward and carry the seed of our faith, even when we are hurting.

What helps you keep planting seeds of faith when you’re going through a difficult season? Have you ever looked back on a painful experience and realized that Heavenly Father was working beneath the surface, even when you couldn’t see it at the time?

From Why to Trust

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Backstory:

As I was listening to the audiobook, Welcome to the Honey B&B by Melody Carlson, something one of the characters said really stuck out to me. She had been caring for her husband who had FTD, an early-onset type of dementia. She said to her daughter and granddaughter that she heard God speaking to her one day. He told her to stop asking why and just to trust Him in the future. That can be applied to our lives. We all have hard trials we have to go through in this life. If we stop asking God,  “Why is this happening to us?” and just trust in Him and His plan for our lives, then we can find more purpose in our trials.

From Why to Trust

I woke up one day not feeling like me,
As I fell to the floor on bended knee.
I knew something wasn’t right with my body and mind
Because I usually had more energy and strength than I could find.

I went to so many doctors and was put on so many medications,
Only to be dismissed and not have very many explanations.
I started asking my Heavenly Father, “Why was this happening?
And why was my life so different than I had been imagining?”

When chronic illness strikes its ugly head
And you struggle to get out of your bed.
You go through this cycle of asking why
When you are alone in the darkness and you cry.

If you stay close to your Father in Heaven,
You can eventually see that He is there for you without question.
Even though you may never know the answer to why,
You make peace with your diagnosis and you feel like you can try.

You try to trust in your Heavenly Father’s plan for you,
As you pour out your heart to Him, for that’s all you can do.
So you patiently wait for His guidance and peace,
As you try to let your worries and cares cease.

The Takeaway: We all face hard trials in this life that feel like they might break us apart. For those people with chronic illness, every day can be a struggle between constantly asking, “Why is this happening to me?” and trying to trust in your Heavenly Father’s plan for you. He is always there, ready to embrace you with open arms and loving hands.

Watch the YouTube short of me reading part of the poem here:https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Xgu3_StszhM

More Than My Struggles

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Backstory:
While doing a yoga routine for fibromyalgia on YouTube earlier this week, the woman who does the video said that fibromyalgia is only a very small portion of who she is. She doesn’t let it rule her life or her daily activities. This idea really intrigued me because I live with fibromyalgia and other chronic symptoms every day. Those symptoms do tend to rule my day at times. Then I thought that this could be applied to all of us. What influences, emotions, health issues or other things do we let rule our lives and discourage us sometimes? Instead of allowing discouragement, fear, pain, or other influences rule us, what would happen if we chose to be guided by faith, hope, and truth? 

More Than My Struggles

I wake up every day with more chronic symptoms than I could say,
And even though I try, these symptoms do get in my way.
But I am stronger than I look on the outside,
Even though no one can see all the tears I have cried.

My health issues are only a small portion of me,
Even though the rest of who I am can be hard to see.
I have many days when I just want to stay in bed
And pull the covers back over my tired head.

I ask myself the question, “What will I let influence me today?”
Will I let my health issues lead my exhausted heart astray?
Will I let outside influences that aren’t important determine my worth?
Or will I remember that I have been loved by many since before my birth?

Will I cling to my Heavenly Father in prayer on bended knee
And ask Him to send His light to my life so I can more clearly see?
Yes, I will try to cling to Him who loves me more than anyone,
And to let His light into my life like the rays of the sun.

I am human and I know that I will occasionally stray,
But my loving Heavenly Father will be by my side every day.
He will help me when I am feeling down and blue,
Because He loves me and He is stuck to me like glue.

The Takeaway: Instead of letting things like health issues, emotions, or other people rule our lives, we should let our faith and trust in our Heavenly Father guide us the most. We are stronger than we look on the outside. Other people can’t see what we struggle with in our souls. We all may be facing difficult things while still choosing to trust and have faith in our Heavenly Father. He will be with us every day of our lives. We just need to turn to Him in faith and we can overcome whatever challenges await us.

Watch the YouTube short here:https://www.youtube.com/shorts/N8S2wEtKAMM