Finding Strength in Adversity: My Journey of Faith

In this blog post, I will share my experiences of overcoming challenges and finding strength in my faith in Jesus. Life may throw unexpected obstacles our way, but as daughters of Jesus, we can stay rooted in His love and find the strength to persevere. Join me as I share my journey and encourage other women to trust God’s word for guidance and comfort.

My sisters in Christ, Do you remember when you felt you didn’t have anything else to give because you were tired(mentally, physically, mentally, etc)? When you felt like the plans that you made, didn’t go as planned? I want you to know I have been there, and you’re not alone. Today I want to share a story with you of a moment when I felt so overwhelmed that I didn’t think I had any more strength, but God.

My name is Makenna and I’m 27 years old. I am engaged, my fiancé and I have been in a long-distance relationship for four years. We both put God as number one in our lives. I live in MD, and he lives in NC. My fiancé proposed to me on Christmas Day 2023. We are getting married this year. I remember the beginning of this year, trying to take on so much responsibility towards the wedding planning. I was trying to plan my bridal party, figure out the vendors, etc. I was trying to take on so much that I was getting burnt out. My fiancé was helping me, but I felt that by him being a man, he wouldn’t care about the small details. Let’s say, I was assuming.

I prayed that God would help me surrender the whole wedding planning process to him and for me to stop worrying. I realized I still had my hands on the steering wheel. I found myself picking up a second job, which I didn’t want to do, but I knew we needed more income to pay for our wedding. I got this second job, which God never intended for me to do. I came home from working both jobs one night and broke down. I wasn’t getting the proper sleep, I was eating poorly, and I was getting sluggish throughout my day.

One morning I woke up and knew I needed to quit the second job. God was revealing this to me. I will never forget that day. I had so much peace about ending my second job, and I did it with confidence. I knew God was letting me know He was covering me and my fiancé with the whole wedding planning. I was dwelling on my thoughts and trying to figure out things. I finally took my hands off the steering wheel that time. I still get some doubts sometimes, but I hold the thought captive because it is written “We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ” 2 Corinthians 10:5.

My sisters here I share with you a time when I was trying to figure out how the whole wedding planning was going to work, instead of me giving God full control and letting Him have his way. God taught me that no matter what, I needed to go deeper in my relationship with Him. Not allowing a thought that is not of God to linger in my mind, but remembering to hold the thought captive, sending it back to the sender (enemy). Something that I’m doing every single day is getting in my Word more, praying without ceasing, sitting in the presence of God, and fasting. I was doing these things before, but now I see I didn’t surrender everything to God.

Sisters, no matter what you’re going through, I challenge you to go deeper in your relationship with God. Make it personal, and give Him your whole heart. God will get you through, but keep pressing on and remembering that the situation is in God’s hands. I want to leave you with a scripture for today.

“And my God will supply all your needs according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus” Philippians 4:19