My soul is in deep anguish. How long, LORD, how long? Psalm 6:3

I love Comedian Mark Lowry. He says his life verse is “And it came to pass.” Boy, I must say that is one of my favorites too.

This phrase is used nearly 400 times in the Bible. It always comes before something else, like the great flood, God giving Moses the ten commandments, or Jesus praying all night. Some of it is good. Some of it is bad.

Most of us believe the phrase means, “It happened.” But if you look a little deeper, it doesn’t say, “It came to stay.” It says, “It came to pass.” Praise God!

I can’t tell you how many times in my life I couldn’t wait for something to pass. There have been times in my life when I could not hold on for one more minute, and then in God’s faithfulness, it passed.

I went through an eating disorder for years. It passed.

I went through the heartache of a divorce. It passed.

My husband was laid off at work and was unemployed for months. It passed.

We went through infertility. It passed.

I went through breast cancer and multiple surgeries. It passed.

I went through melanoma. It passed.

I went through changes with three business partners leaving my business. It passed.

I went through an employee stealing from me. It passed.

I went through another employee stealing from me. The second time it was more, and she was my closest friend in the world. It passed.

Time and time again, either God healed me, helped me or held me as I went through it. Sometimes he did all three at the same time. It came to pass. Each time He taught me something, or He tried to. Sometimes I know I missed it, but He’s never given up on me. He promises He never will.

As I look back, I can say my success rate for getting through the hard times up to this point has been 100%. This is not because of anything I did, but because of Who my Big, Big God is. I am still here, and it is only because He is here with me.

Here’s where I stop and say that there are still trials I am going through—my daily chronic pain illness, grieving both my parents (I lost my dad in January and Father’s Day is coming up), and a couple of other weighty ones that I just can’t mention right now.

God knows. And these things will either pass, or He will hold me one day at a time while we endure them together.

While bad things are coming to pass in my life, so are good things, like all the indescribably happy times with family and friends and more blessings than I can conceivably count in my lifetime. Such is the abundant life that God intends for us to have.

No matter what comes to pass in my life, there is one thing that will never pass. It spans all space and time. And that is the saving grace of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and because of His sacrifice, I have all eternity to praise Him for that.

Dear Lord: Thank You for Your faithfulness. You are our hope when we face trials we can’t bear, our help when we have nowhere else to turn. When we realize You are all we have, we find You are all we need. Please be with those reading this today who can’t hold on for one more minute. May they find comfort and peace in Your loving arms. Amen 

For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.  Ecclesiastes 3:1

And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, establish, and strengthen you. 1 Peter 5:10

Are there trials that God has helped you through in your life? Or is He still helping you through trials today, one day at a time?

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