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This quote really resonated with me and made me ponder the meaning. “God, who foresaw your tribulation, has specially armed you to go through it, not without pain but without stain.” – C.S. Lewis We all go through hard trials in this life. I have always believed that our Heavenly Father is with us through those difficult times. That doesn’t mean that our trials won’t hurt us but they don’t have to leave a stain on our souls if we trust in our Heavenly Father to help us through them.

Not Without Pain, But Without Stain

We all have difficult times during our lives on this earth,
That’s been part of the plan since before our birth.
Some days our hearts might break from the pain we endure,
But we are never alone, of that we can be sure.

Our Heavenly Father will be beside us through it all,
Even when we feel weak, He will catch us when we fall.
We can be sure that He will arm us with His power,
So we can make it through the battle, hour by hour.

That doesn’t mean on our daily journey that we won’t feel pain,
But He will help our hearts heal so there won’t be a stain.
Our Father in Heaven loves us each very much,
And when we kneel before Him in prayer, we can feel His loving touch.

Our Father has a plan for each one of us that we cannot see,
But just knowing that He will be beside us is the key.
We are never alone on our journey down the road,
For our Father will help us carry our heavy load.

Yes, we all have trials that can break our hearts wide open,
And some days we might feel like we are broken.
But we are not meant to go through this life alone
Because our Father in Heaven will help us feel known.

Watch my YouTube short of me reading part of this poem here:https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mAxUB6z8_wY

My Daily Musings-August 13th, 2026

I recently read some of Job’s story in the Old Testament. I actually really relate to his story now more than I ever have in my life. His life is so great at the beginning of the book of Job. He has a nice property, family, friends, and livestock. Basically, he has it all, as we would say now.

But then everything is taken away from him. Reading his story again makes me feel better about my trials and problems. At least I don’t have it as bad as Job did. I think we can learn a lot from his story. He did doubt and lament his losses.

But at the end of the day, he still trusted in God to strengthen him and get him through those hard times. He had incredible faith that I don’t know if I would have if I were in his situation.

In Job 13:13,15, Job says,

“Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what will.

Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.”

In verse 15, Job is expressing his willingness to trust God even in the face of death or extreme adversity.

That’s what I need to learn from Job’s story: no matter what trials I face, no matter what happens to me, I still need to trust in God to get me through. I need to have that kind of faith.

What do you learn from Job’s example of faith? How do you keep trusting God when you’re going through difficult trials?