As I look back over my version of “31 Days of Grace”, I am amazed at the ways God has used my journey to lead me to where I am today.  How I got here, I’ll never fully understand.  I guess that’s just another way I’m reminded of the goodness of God.  Has my life always been easy or felt really good?  Heck no!  There has been heartache along the way; there still is.  There are decisions and choices on my part that I’m not proud of.  I’m certain there will continue to be.  Parts of my story were incredibly painful to look back on and some of those moments were too hard to write about.  I can honestly say that, through it all, I have learned just how big God really is and that there’s nothing He can’t redeem and make new.

Tomorrow is Easter.  A day in the Christian tradition where we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ.  As I think about that and how it’s all about life being given back to the dead, I think it’s fitting that my “31 Days of Grace” comes to an end this weekend.  I am so thankful for all of the ways that God has given life to my walk with Him, over and over again.  Even when I couldn’t see it in the moment, when I was feeling pretty dead, He was still being good and keeping the life breathing through me. 

Today, I am challenging myself to choose to see the goodness of God, even in the hardest of moments.  I’m aiming to take a deep breath and trust His heart, even when I don’t necessarily feel like it right then.  I want to ask Him to show me what it means, instead of questioning why He’s doing it.

Pray that I get there!