Even in the Broken Parts Hope is Never Gone

Recently I was thinking about the verse, “Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil for you are with me; your rod and your staff they comfort me.” Psalm 23:4 NIV. For those of us who have a loved one who ran ahead to heaven, we know what it’s like to walk through the valley of the shadow of death. We can all agree it is the darkest valley we’ve ever been in. Still, the following words in this verse refer to protection and comfort. The more I thought about it, the more I realized that even when we find ourselves in the darkest valley, God is still walking alongside us, carrying us through the darkness… even in the broken parts, hope is never gone.

Death and grief can grab you like nothing else in life does. It changes the innermost parts of our being, where we might question everything around us – everything we thought to be true. Sometimes trusting God, especially during the most challenging times, is not only the hardest thing to do but the most essential.

As we continue to walk what sometimes feels like a desert road, by giving the journey to God, it’s there that we become stronger with each unknown step. Placing the broken parts of our hearts into the hands of the one who made them helps make all things new. It’s in the broken parts where we see that hope is never gone. Our weakness is made strong by Him.

Somehow He takes all that has been broken and shifts it into something for His good. Who else can take the broken pieces that have been shattered into shards of glass and make them into a thing of beauty? Only God. He is in my story, and He’s in yours, too. The words to the song, God is in This Story, sum it up nicely.

God is in this storyGod is in the detailsEven in the broken partsHe holds my heart, He never failsWhen I’m at my weakestI will trust in JesusAlways in the highs and lowsThe One who goes before meGod is in this story

He’s the healer of all things…He’s the One who holds your sorrowHe won’t leave you here alone