I have spent the past year and a half of my life with a desire to share what God was teaching me through the uttermost challenging season I have been called to endure. Through the confusion, anger, and doubt, one thing has remained: my desire to write. This small, secret joy has not been revealed to many of my friends; it would not have come about without God setting me in the middle of a blazing fire. I can look back and see the faithfulness of God, His purpose for why He allowed me to experience what I did, and just how much He truly loves me. While I would like to imagine this season in a different light, I am reminded just how He ever so intentionally demolished the very foundation of what my walk with Him looked like. Slowly (and carefully) God is rebuilding what was destroyed. There was a purpose for the fire, and I am truly thankful that He is God while I am not. My life has not had any major breakthroughs, nor has my current situation resolved but one thing is for sure: God has lifted the veil of confusion from me, and I want to share. Where my mind was once riddled in doubt, anger, and confusion, I now am filled with joy, peace, and gratitude. Similar to the declaration made in the 42nd chapter of Job, “My ears had heard of You, but now my eyes have seen You.” I hope and pray that what God prompts me to share can be an encouragement and a comfort if you are walking through a similar season of trials. He is our Father, I am His daughter, and these writings serve as a glimpse into the very depths of my heart.