Right Where We Were — God Opened the Sky

🎥 Watch the moment unfold below

I could have easily settled into a quieter life—writing, serving the Lord day by day,

and being content to simply look at the water… as something I once loved.

The day before, I didn’t really want to get wet.

I was willing—but my son said, “I don’t want to get wet.”

And he was right. The rain came hard not long after.

I felt relieved.

But the next day… something shifted.

I didn’t want to miss this moment with my son.

He was ready—and so was I.

And friends, I had no idea how much was still alive in me.

That feeling I’ve always known… loved… appreciated—it wasn’t gone.

It was waiting.

And God—once again—opened the skies for us.

Not everywhere.

Not all at once.

Just right where we were.

We only needed a small opening…

and He gave us the most beautiful day.

There is so much in life we cannot control.

But with God,

He makes all things good and possible—

in His perfect time.

If we don’t give up…

we will see.

God is faithful.

I pray this builds you up in your most holy faith—

to see the Lord’s faithfulness for you, with you,

and through and by Jesus, in you.

Glory hallelujah.

Thank You, Jesus.

A Special Note:

🎥 If you watched the Video linked above . . .

This moment meant more than I can put into words.

As I watched the video… I noticed the random daisies—

growing where they shouldn’t be.

And the boat…

going into the water, not coming out—

for the first time since the flood.

We bought this boat about 12 years ago,

in a season when cancer tried to take more than it should.

But I remember saying, “No—buy the boat.”

Because I wanted my husband to live.

To really live.

And I watched life come back into him.

This day… felt like that again.

Something I thought had passed…

something I thought had become just a memory…

God showed me—it was still alive.

And just like those daisies…

life was growing where I didn’t expect it.

Just like the sky opening…

He made a way right where we were.

There is so much we cannot control in this life.

But with God—

He restores, He renews,

and He gives life again.

If you don’t give up…

you will see.

God is faithful.

All glory to God.

Thank You, Jesus,

for the gift of time, for life,

and for every good and righteous thing You allow us to

experience with You.

A Quiet Reminder

This is something the Lord gave years ago—back in 2012—during the publishing of The Train Whistle.

My husband shared it with me, and it has never left me.

There was something small that bothered me more than everything else I had lost—a comma that was changed to a period.

After all the hours, the days, the pieces that disappeared…

I had accepted the loss and kept going.

But that one change stayed with me.

And the Lord brought this back to me:

A period means to stop.

A comma means to carry on.

I realized why it mattered.

This wasn’t the end.

God is still writing.

So I will carry on.

✨ What I’ve learned through overcoming in difficult moments is this—

God doesn’t waste it.

So, if you feel stuck right now . . . you’re not stuck.

You’re growing. ✨

Love in Christ, Karen

Hope in Today

👉 What does this look like in everyday life?

Read: Today Is Not Mine to Waste

🔗 Continue the journey:

👉 Today Is Not Mine to Waste | Living Each Day with God

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