Get over it?

Okay… so, today. Six years ago… this happened.

I’ve been pushing it to the back of my mind all day… thinking, “Alright Jenni, it’s been 6 years. Get over it!”
But I can’t.

Then it hit me (no pun intended)… I don’t want to get over it.
See – if I have learned nothing else these last six years… it is the need I (we?) have to remember the hardships in our lives.

I desperately need to remember these “ugly” times… because if I don’t, I might forget how the Lord uses these times to bring me closer to Him.

The more I dig into the old testament and learn about the Israelites building memorial stones to recall what the Lord has done – the more I want to remember… not remember the ugly for ugly sake. But to remember the beautiful that our King transforms my ugly into.

6 years ago a semi truck ran a red light and slammed into the driver side of my suburban while I was driving. I don’t have to tell you about all the struggles that come out of that kind of accident…

But… I DO have to tell you that above all I have personally seen my KING, my God, work all of it for good.
So much blessing…
so much growth.

I can say without a shadow of a doubt that I have seen a depth of character in my God as He has walked this journey with me… and I wouldn’t trade it for anything.

It’s not about ‘getting over’ the ‘bad’ things that happen in our lives.

It’s about walking through those things with our God ~ and experiencing the depth of His love that simply cannot be experienced if these ‘bad’ things hadn’t come along.

Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials (and they will come)… because you are not alone in your battle!

You get to fight with the loving KING at your side – and HE has already won.