It is incredible to me just how much God cares about each one of us–His creation. For so many years I wondered why God didn’t care, didn’t show Himself when trauma hit, didn’t lend a hand, didn’t stop the issue? Little did I know then what I know and understand today. The wall of protection I’d built to protect me from hurt (emotional, sexual, physical) had also steeled me away from any help one would/could offer–including God’s. I easily understand this today. In fact, I often hear similar statements from ones I now counsel and ones I sit with in share group during our Celebrate Recovery time.

It is incredibly important to find where God is when we experience stress, trauma, fear, threats, abuse and more. In my past I would never allow myself to go there because I had already determined what I’d find out–“I didn’t matter to Him.” What a lie I had learned to believe. It has taken me years and years to let go of and abolish the walls of protection I’d built. In so doing, I’ve learned beyond any shadow of doubt that God Cares and is always present.

Helping others to take the tiny steps into trust and believing is such a privilege. Helping them to allow the walls built to be disassembled so they can find the Love and Intimacy awaiting from God, is a Gift I would never have thought I’d experience. How rewarding and humbling it is!