10/24/2025
Today I read Isaiah 43:2: “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you.” 1 word stood out to me: when.
It doesn’t say if you pass through the waters. It says when. God doesn’t promise a life without hard things. This verse reminds us that hardship will come, but it also reminds us of something greater. God promises His presence with us in the middle of hardship when it comes.
That truth feels so important to hold onto. More times than I can count, I’ve prayed for God to move the mountains in front of me. But again and again, He reminds me that sometimes the miracle isn’t the mountain moving. Sometimes the miracle is His strength carrying me over it.
There’s something sacred about realizing that God hasn’t forgotten you. He’s never late. He’s never distant. He’s always here, steady and patient, working in ways we can’t always see.
The stories in Scripture tell the same truth. Daniel wasn’t spared from the lions, but God shut the lions’ mouths. The fire burned, but Jesus stood in it with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. The storm raged, but Jesus was there in the middle of it, speaking peace into the chaos.
Those aren’t stories of escape. They’re stories of presence. And they remind us that God’s presence is the miracle every single time.
Today I’m thanking God for the stories He gave us, if we take the time to read them, and for reminding us that He’s always with us when we pass through the waters. I’m trusting His timing when I can’t see His greater plan. I’m looking for the beauty He grows in hard places. Because sometimes it’s only in the waiting and walking through those hard places that we truly see how great His faithfulness is.
If you’re walking through deep waters right now, you’re not alone. God is still here. He’s still working. And 1 day, you’ll look back and see that every step was leading somewhere good because of Him.
We know this because His Word says He works all things together for the good of those who love Him. We know this because His character never changes. The same God who shut the lions’ mouths, who stood in the fire, and who calmed the storm 2K+ years ago is the same God yesterday, today, and forever. 🙏♥️