Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a tested stone, a costly cornerstone for the foundation, firmly placed. He who believes in it will not be disturbed.” Isaiah 28:16

Our family has known seasons of trauma. Because of that, all of us have wrestled with some personal theology. There were things I had to work through personally, truths about God’s character that I had to nail down. The pain had rattled these assurances from their foundations. It made me realize how many people, like me, have backed up from God during times of great distress. They have been unable to draw close to Him again. There has been a breach of trust ~ caused by the lies of the evil one who thrives on driving wedges between God and His children.

Several years ago, pour pastor began a series on the book of Nehemiah. He began by asking this question. “Where are there broken walls you feel burdened to rebuild? I remember spending time that week praying into that. It didn’t take long for me to discover the answer.

I want to re-build the broken walls by ~ defending the character of God to those in great distress, and I want to restore the breach caused by the bad theology, nurtured by the enemy when they were vulnerable.

Jude, Jesus’ half-brother, pleaded with God’s children. ‘Show mercy toward those who have doubts.’ Jude 1:22

How are you doing in the deepest places of hurt? How tenuous is your trust? I’m praying for you right now, where questions have chipped away at your assurances of God’s love and mercy.

Lord, bind our spirits together across the miles. Let faith live. And let our faith roar. Amen