"The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer..." — Psalm 18:2
Mornings used to be noisy. Rushed. Distracted. Filled with to-do lists and unanswered texts before I even had my coffee. I didn’t always carve out time to just be—and I certainly didn’t think I had time to sit still in the presence of God.
But everything changed.
After a heartbreaking year of loss—my son Dustin taken by cancer, the unraveling of a marriage that no longer honored Christ, and the passing of my beloved father—I found myself starting over completely. Shaken. Raw. Grieving. And if I’m being honest, broken in ways I didn’t know were possible.
It was in that emptiness that Jesus met me.
Not in a loud, miraculous sign… but in the still, small voice (1 Kings 19:12). In the early hours of the day, in the quiet, in the solitude—I began to sit with Him. At first it felt unfamiliar. But over time, it became everything.
Now, I begin every morning in stillness. In the Word. In prayer. In the presence of the One who saw every tear and loved me through every single valley.
It has changed me.
“The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.” – Psalm 18:2
That verse isn’t just scripture to me—it’s truth I live by. When everything else felt unstable, He was steady. And still is.
I don’t share this to be preachy or dramatic. I share it because if you’ve walked through loss or pain—or are in the middle of it now—I want you to know that you’re not alone. And that peace? True peace? It’s possible. Not from the world. But from Him.
So if you can, start your day with Him. Or end it with Him. Whisper a prayer in the car. Open the Word during your lunch break. Light a candle and sit with your heart open.
He meets us there.
With hope and healing,
Julie
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