Why Is This Happening?

Trust that every circumstance is permitted by God to draw you closer to Him. This doesn’t mean every circumstance is good. It means every circumstance is used. The pain, the delay, the confusion, the moments where you feel like you’re carrying more than you can handle - none of it is outside His awareness, and none of it is wasted. Scripture is clear - God doesn’t just work despite your situation… He works through it.

Jesus, under the weight of the cross, wasn’t outside the will of God - He was walking directly through it. The suffering wasn’t random. It was purposeful. It was leading somewhere. What looked like defeat was actually the path to redemption.

The same principle applies to your life.

The situation you’re in right now that feels heavy, the one you don’t fully understand - may actually be the very place God is using to shape your faith, refine your character, and pull you closer to Him. Not to break you, but to deepen you.

God’s goal isn’t just to make your life easier. It’s to make your life eternal. Sometimes, the road that leads you closest to Him is the one you never would have chosen.

So don’t just ask, “Why is this happening?” Start asking, “How is God using this to draw me closer to Him?”

- David Delfeld

Provided by "I Am With You Always"

Jesus Wants You To Know...

"You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart. I don’t expect perfection in this pursuit; it’s not about that at all. It is the effort itself that pleases Me - when you keep on seeking Me even though it’s so difficult. Actually, the intensity of this challenging search blesses you. As you strive to find Me in your moments, your focus is on Me. While you trudge toward Me through countless distractions, your awareness of Me increases. Even if you don’t feel close to Me, you find yourself communicating with Me. So there is a sense in which your efforts to find Me are self-fulfilling: I am richly present in your striving. As a result, you feel more alive - more awake and real - when you are actively pursuing Me."

- "Jesus Always" by Sarah Young