All too often we cringe at the role we find ourselves filling, and filling beautifully, when in fact this is the role God made us to fill!
What if our biggest ministry and calling in life is to whisper encouragement to someone in their moment of self-doubt?
What if God custom created us to adapt and meld to one person, and stand by their side through incredibly long and wearying seasons?
What if we were made, specially created, to endure? Custom made to face the salty spray of a storm that seems endless and stand, unwavering by someone’s side?
What if we were made of steel and velvet? Iron-strong when needed and yet the softest, tenderest place for those deeply vulnerable moments of uncertainty?
Mothers.
Wives.
Daughters.
Uncertain homeschoolers.
Unlikely housekeepers.
Unintended pastor's wives.
All the things we never expected to be, and yet here we are. We step into shoes that feel strange and head out on the road. The muscles cramp and burn, but we find our stride. The steps even. Our breathing finds a pattern.
And we feel warmth flooding our shoulders. Sunshine is splashing down over our shoulders, turning sweat to glitter.
Oddly enough, we find we are made for this.
Then we see it, all of it, the unexpected, hard parts of our life — we were made for this.
What season has caught your breath away, and yet showed you like never before that God is good and present in it all?
About the author: Melissa Troyer is a stay at home mom with five beautiful children who keep her busy and constantly remind her to get down on her knees, both to laugh with them and to pray for them. Melissa is happily married to the love of her life, Daniel, who is currently studying full time to become a Physician's Assistant.
Melissa has learned to lean against the Father in seasons of loss and to dance through the dust in times where hope is renewed. She is passionate about worshipping in each season and often finds herself weaving words encouraging others to do the same. You can find her on Instagram and Facebook. You can find more of her writing on her blog, listed below
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