Was 2022 A Roller Coaster Ride For You?

 Have you ever felt as if your life has been a like a roller coaster ride? Up and down, you go. Swerving this way and that. Screaming to no one in particular but just for the fun of it.

And then suddenly you get a jolt unlike you have never experienced before and the screaming starts. Maybe not out loud. Maybe just within your mind and heart. 

In 2022 that is how I felt. Oh, I have had up and down times throughout my whole life. I am sure most people do.

But this past year, it has been a jolt unlike I have never experienced in my whole life when my husband without warning had passed away.

I don't go around screaming. Not even in my mind and heart. Because I know that God is with me. But so many times I will see or hear something that reminds me of him, and I tend to sob my heart out until it passes.

And yet, even in those dark moments of grief I know that God is with me.

Psalm 56:8 says, “You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book” (NLT).

Thankfully, I can remember what God's word tells me and that give me comfort.

The following was written for Christianity.com by Vivian Bricker and I think it is so appropriate for those that have experienced tragedy in their lives:

When David says that God is keeping his tears in a bottle, David is referring to the fact that God remembers all of our sorrows, pains, and griefs. God remembers every single tear that we shed, and He will never forget the great amount of tears that have streamed down our faces.

The year 2022 brought both joy and sorrow for me. He answered prayer. And yet, he allowed a few curves that threatened to throw me off balance.

And then came the jolt.

But through it all, I can honestly say that through my tears I am trusting in Him. He has my life under control when I don't know which end us up. He has and is taking care or me.

What will 2023 bring? What will it bring for you?

Only God knows. I pray there will be no more jolts. But if there is, I know he is with me always. Collecting those future tears, I may shed in His bottle.

Thanks for coming today, Friends. I hope to now continue on with my blog. God bless you in the New Year.