When again happens again
Friend,
Again.
Here you are again. You had hoped that it (you know exactly what it is for you) would be over by now, but it happened again.
I know what you are thinking:
Why did it return again?
Why didn’t my prayer work again?
Will this keep happening again and again?
It sure feels a lot like failure. If failure is the result of repeated individual fails, then failure has never left you.
You’ve tried so many things to “fix it” or to “stop it.” All those things that worked for others have failed you again.
But what if it hasn’t failed you? What if life is more about the journey and the process and not the destination? What if it has opened your eyes to new ideas, your hearts to others who struggle, and your hands to practice surrender?
What if again is actually used again and again for your good?
Because there is another part to the again story. No matter how many times you fall or feel like you’ve failed, God is by your side again and again.
At the end of Jesus’ time with his disciples he told them, “Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.”
He had to repeat it to them, and so I’m here to tell you that again and again, God’s peace and God’s presence will be with you. No matter what.
Love,
Aaron