God says to us that there is treasures in darkness. Have you ever wondered what that meant? Like really? I am.
I’ve looked into eyes that have lived through intense pain or hard places and much time goes by and they are thankful that it happened?
Said it was a gift. The darkness birthed a gift. I don’t know how, when, where, what or why but there is a gift. And this gift will always honor Him and me/you. It is dark now. As simply as He shared this with me – I whisper to you today…there is a gift that He wants to give in the dark places.
if you’d be so willing to share a time of darkness where in the end was a gift – I’d be so humbled to read them waiting on Him-And I will give you treasures hidden in the darkness–secret riches. I will do this so you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, the one who calls you by name. Isaiah 45:3
*sigh*
Hi Tiffini, I don't usually attach links to my blog when I leave a comment. But at the end of your you asked if we would be willing to share a story, that might be dark, but in the end there was a gift.
So, yesterday you read a story about my daughter who passed away 16 years ago. Well, on my "family blog site" where I actually put pictures of my family and use their names, I have another story of the morning our daughter died. I thought that there was a gift that happened that I never knew about for years.
This is the link: http://leavesgathered.blogspot.com/2011/01/eating…
Blessings, Jackie (one of your newest followers)
Five years of
infertility before
having my first
daughter immediately
springs to mind.
Those were some
dark days…..But
now she is 16 and
her brother is 12
and though it was
not on MY time schedule,
it happened when it
was supposed to; we
found the right doctor
when we were supposed
to; it taught me an
extreme lesson in
patience : ) I hope
that you will learn
and grow from your
dark place, Tiffini,
and that it doesn't last
a long time….
xx Suzanne
in high school i fell madly in love with a boy. he was bad…not good for me at all. but i was completely smitten. he even lived with my family for a while. anyway that roller coaster experience with him and his family made me appreciate so much the man God finally brought into my life. he is such an answer to prayer and i never would have really appreciated him to the fullest if i didn't go through those dark days early on.
My world went dark the day I found the divorce papers my husband had recently filed. I cant even begin to describe how dark and awful this time was for me. I never thought I'd see light again, let alone view it as a positive thing in my life. Only by the grace of God could we see anything positive arise from something orchestarted by the devil himself. I am blessed.
Oh girly…finding gifts in the darkness is the story of my life!!! Something I never even thought I woudl be able to verbalize, God has turned into a beautiful display of His healing!!!! Yay God!!!
I couldn't remember if you'd read this? http://www.marydemuth.com/2011/03/abby-allemans-t…
but you know even making the coming home possible was the heartbreak I feared most happening in the worst way and dying to dreams I'd fought hard to follow and having a boy I loved for 4 years and invested much in run into the arms of someone else and get engaged 6 weeks after I even knew of the relationship…I am exceedingly thankful for all of it…all of it. If my heart hadn't been so broken, I don't know if I would have known to come home and that was the hugest gift to be there for my mama…and met Jared…oh, He is so good…and for you too…keep fightin' the good fight…resist the lies…use your weapons and one day, step at at time TRUSTING HIM…you will find yourself somewhere altogether new…thanks for all of your faithful comment love on my blog…I've missed reciprocating. xoxo
Isaiah 54:5-14 while reading over this scripture this morning I felt I was to pass it on to you.