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  1. Oh what a blessing this is to me.its given me hope and encouragement that God sees me, even in my lowest.
    Thankyou x

  2. Your words and insights are so inspiring. I am praying for a friend who is suffering with severe pain and all treatments so far have failed to alleviate the suffering. I am going to share this message with her hoping she can understand that this season will pass and she can trust that God is using the situation to draw her to Him.
    Amen

  3. Becky,

    When going through trials I get a bit anxious & then depression hits. “Woe is me”. Then I remind myself of tribulations of others-sister dealing with a bad back her husband with Parkinson’s, friends with bad sciatica, etc. I realize that my problems aren’t that bad & they won’t last forever. God sends His perfect peace to calm my mind.

    Blessings 🙂

  4. Dear Becky……..Your words today is just what I need to read before I go to church. I have so many things going on in my life and I have prayed so often every day, but it didn’t seem like I was getting a response until yesterday (Saturday). I had been praying and once again going over all the sadness and anxiety that seemed to always be there and I asked for Him to help me. These things have been filling my life for over 2 years now. I know that God has His own timelines, but we as human beings sometimes forget to try and be patient and things will come. yesterday after that long prayer, I started to feel different and looking at problems in a different light – in God’s light I think. I usually do not like Saturdays and it has been like that since I was very young, but yesterday Saturday was a GOOD day and He helped me to feel peace and love. Now, I know with Thanksgiving coming up, I will be alone as my ex-husband, son, daughter-in-law (who has truly hated me even before she married Aron), sister who had abused our mother when she was in her elder years and has not spoken to me in 9 years as Mother finally got a chance to tell me what had been going on all these years and how she had drained Mother’s checkbook down to almost nothing for her own use. I could go on and on, but I have to leave for Church now, but your devotion today has given me more strength to put one foot in front of the other. Thank you Becky and I wish you and yours a wonderful, joyful Thanksgiving. I will somehow get through it. Love to you……………..Betsy Basile

    • Yesterday was a GOOD day!! Praising God with you for that, Betsy! And He will continue to sustain you. I’m praying Romans 15:13 over you:

      “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”

  5. Becky, thank you for your comforting and encouraging words. I suffer seasons of depression and anxiety and in one now. I also have a debilitating back condition which prevents me from standing or even sitting for no more than a few minutes. I turned 78 yesterday. I get a bit overwhelmed by it all sometimes, but I look to the Lord Jesus for everything. I’m not able to do much, but I can and do pray for my husband, our family, friends and neighbors. Blessed be the Name of the Lord. I am so grateful for all His blessings and promises and trust Him to understand and bring me through. God’s richest blessings to you all!

    • Donna, as soon as I read your comment, James 5:16 came to mind: “The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective.”

      I’m so sorry for your suffering. AND I think God wants you to know that your life has great purpose and He’s so proud of you for coming to His throne room of grace for yourself and your family. Bless you today, dear sister.

  6. Dear Becky, thank you for sharing this. I needed the encouragement. I’m fighting anxiety, anger and sadness as a result of one of my grandson’s actions. After 4 years of marriage he has given his attention to someone else. He has a beautiful wife and a beautiful 20 month old daughter. And he has chosen not to speak to me. His wife is a believer and he is a prodigal. I’m praying and continuing to release him and his family to Jesus. Reading this gives me hope and peace.

  7. Dear Claudia………….I hope it is all right to reply to your reply to Becky, but I have a situation (and I am 77 years old) where my husband of 53 years was diagnosed with violent dementia. I stayed with him for 3+ years as he was in denial and every night of those years he abused me. Here is where I can relate to your story. We only had 1 son who was 52 when his father was diagnosed. I kept calling him and asking him to come to the house and help me. He said I was lying. This happened over and over until my son called me one night and called me a liar that it was just his father’s old age. I had written reports from 2 Psychoneurologists which he said I wrote. He continued to say he did not consider me his mother anymore and I also could never see or speak to my 1 12 year old grandson again and he hung up on me. He has not spoken to me for over 2 years now and my grandson is 14 now and I am heartbroken that I have not seen or even been able to talk to him for the same amount of time. My son’s wife hated me even before they got engaged as she felt that Aron and I, our relationship was too close. Claudia, he is an only child, what was I to do and before he married her at 35, she was 25, he was the sweetest, kindest generous son you could ever ask for. Keep praying as God’s timeline is sometimes long, but I will pray for you as I do know how you must feel. I am so sorry. I have seen in this past week that Jesus has done some things to give me strength and hope, but that was for some other things I am anxious and sad about…………Both of us just need to get through Thanksgiving without breaking down and it is hard as this is my second year without anyone, but we can do it. Love to you……Betsy Basile

    • Thank you Betsy. I am so sorry for what you are going through and have been for so long. You are so kind to take the time to respond. And, yes, only trusting in the Lord gives us peace and strength to go through the storm. He is our anchor as you know. God bless you my dear sister.
      Love, Claudia

  8. Becky,

    So grateful for all of our Father’s blessings as I ponder Thanksgiving and prepare for our family feast. (Turkey defrosting in fridge.)

    Thank you for sharing…I also shared this devotion out because you so perfectly capture God’s faithfulness. Couldn’t say it any better!

    Sending you Thanksgiving JOY,

    Lisa

  9. Thank you for this! The grief that I carry after losing my son to a drug overdose is so hard. For 27 years I struggled with him through the ups and downs of his mental illness. He was a good kind soul that was always searching for peace from his illness. He knew the Lord and I remember the tears swelling up in his eyes when we played “The Goodness of God” over and over while we did our daily rides for appointments, etc. I know he is at peace now and God is using his life and death to draw me closer to Him. I still struggle sometimes to accept this, and this reading is a great comfort.

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