Strength and Grace in Our Darkest Times

Have you ever wondered where God is when life feels unbearably hard? In our latest conversation on the Positioned for Purpose Conversations with Colette Marie podcast, we tackle this profound question, drawing inspiration from Romans 8:28. Join me as we explore the comforting promise that even in our darkest times, all things work together for good for those who love God. Through the story of Job, we find strength in the idea that God’s grace is sufficient, and His strength is perfected in our moments of weakness. This episode is more than just words; it's a sanctuary of hope and faith for anyone navigating loss or hardship, offering a reminder that God’s presence is unwavering.

Together, we engage in heartfelt prayer, inviting the peace of God to guard our hearts and minds amid life's challenges. The conversation weaves through themes of faith, divine strength, and enduring hope, reinforcing that though weeping may last for the night, joy comes in the morning. As you listen, may you find solace in the knowledge that God is not only with you but actively working in your story. Let these words be a beacon of encouragement, urging you to pour your heart out and find strength in His unchanging presence.

Transcript

Colette: 0:00

Hi, everyone, welcome. Thank you for joining us today on our Positioned for Purpose Conversations with Colette Marie podcast. I'm your host, colette Marie. Yes, our podcast is for women of faith who struggle to see God in the places of pain and hardship and who need a reminder, a gentle reminder that, right where you are, god will use you In the mess, in the hardships, in the most challenging times, in your heartaches and in your pain. God has a greater plan for your story. Romans 8, 28 states. For we know that all things work together for good to them that love God and are called according to his purpose. Welcome back to another episode on today's conversation.

Colette: 0:58

I want to just pray over you. I don't know what you may be faced with today. You may be suffering loss. You may have heard some devastating news today and you're wondering where is God in the middle of all of this? What has he allowed this to happen? May I encourage you today.

Colette: 1:23

May I say to you today, in all of this, the word of God says Job said not. When Job had all those losses and he sat down and they were telling him to curse God. In all of this he did not sin God. In all of this he did not sin. It's the same God who He understands your heartache, he understands your pain, he sees what you're going through, and he's saying my grace is sufficient for you, and my strength is made perfect in your weakness. gives, and sometimes he allows things to be taken away from us. Whatever you are today and whatever you are faced with, god is touched with the feelings of your infirmities.

Colette: 2:23

And now, may the peace of God, which surpasses all human understanding, may it guard your heart and your mind in Christ Jesus, as you struggle today, as you wrestle with the hardness of that news that you've received today, I pray today that you will be strengthened, that your hope will not grow dim, that your faith in God will not plummet, but that you'll remember that the same God who has been keeping you all this time is the same God today.

Colette: 2:59

He will be the same God tomorrow and forever and always. Same God tomorrow and forever and always. And so, my Father, king of all kings and Lord of all lords, the exalted one, the most high God, jehovah is your name, you're the sovereign Lord, you are the creator of the heavens and the earth, and Lord, I magnify and I glorify your name. Lord Jesus, lord, I magnify and I glorify your name, lord Jesus, for God. You are worthy of worship, you are worthy of praise, you are worthy of glory, you are worthy of honor. Almighty God, there is no God like you, lord Jesus, and I lift my hands to you and I say God in the name of Jesus, I pray, spirit of the living God, that you'll meet my sister right where she is. You know what she's going through. You know what she's faced with.

Colette: 3:52

Almighty God, today may be a very hard day for her, almighty God, and I pray for strength over her. I pray your divine and supernatural strength, almighty God, to undergird her even now. I pray that the peace of God, which surpasses all human understanding, that it will guard her heart and her mind in Christ Jesus. I pray, lord, that your joy will be her strength. Lord, even though she doesn't see anything to be joyful about. Almighty God, I thank you, lord, that joy will come in the morning because, though weeping may endure for a night, joy comes in the morning, god, joy unspeakable and full of glory. So I pray, god, that she will look to you in hope. She will look to you in faith, believing, almighty God, that you're able to sustain her, you're able to keep her. Almighty God, I cover her mind under your blood.

Colette: 4:49

Almighty God, I pray even now, spirit of the living God, that you will guard her mind, even now, in the name of Jesus, and I pray, god, that she will submit herself to you. I pray, god, that she will pour everything out to you. God, if she is angry, let her tell you, almighty God, but be angry and sin, not Almighty God. I pray today, lord, that you will minister to her Father in the name of Jesus. Send her to your word, send someone to minister to her. Cause her to hear a song, almighty God, cause her to see something in nature, lord God, that is a reminder that you are still God and you are still good, and that, lord Jesus, there is nothing that happens, almighty God, that you don't already know about, lord Jesus. And so, in this hard moment for her, almighty God, meet her at her point of need.

Colette: 5:40

Father, in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, I pray even now, lord God, that your presence, your presence, your presence will surround her wherever she is. Almighty God, cause your presence to surround her Even now, lord, in the name of Jesus. Lord, you are her refuge and her fortress. You are her strong tower Even now, god, in the name of Jesus, almighty God, you are her refuge and her fortress. You are her strong tower, almighty God. Be with her, lord, just as you've been with her in other times when she's been through hard situations. Be with her now, spirit of the living God, I pray Father, just as how you've been with me in hard situations. Lord, I know you will be there for her. Lord, god, you are the strength that she needs even now. So pour out on her.

Colette: 6:35

God in the name of Jesus, I cover her and I cover her family. Lord, I cover her friends, I cover her community. God, in the name of Jesus, and may you, lord God, be her sun and her shield. In your name, I pray with thanksgiving Amen and amen. My friend, my sister, be encouraged. Today, god is with you. You may not see him, you may not understand why he's allowed things to happen the way it has, but trust and know that God has not gone after and left you. He is with you, he is by your side and I pray that you'll tap into his strength today. Be blessed, amen.