iPhone photo captured after a fresh rainfall in Temple City, California. The weeks leading up to Christmas were extraordinarily difficult for me. A sudden storm of mental health challenges began to stir in my mind—OCD coupled with anxiety gave way to a cloud of depression that began to hang over my soul. My faith began to feel so fragile and I was afraid, praying for deliverance on a daily basis.
By God's grace, things slowly began to improve as I reached out in desperation to friends, family, and my church community, asking for prayer and encouragement. I haven't fully weathered the stormy winds these last few weeks have brought but God has been faithful to bring so much encouragement in my life through my brothers and sisters in Christ and my faithful husband.
One of the sweetest glimmers of hope glistened over the darkness of my situation a few days before Christmas. I walked out of my house and was delighted to see a bright, magnificent, double rainbow in the sky. I grabbed my husband, as we were about to leave for a coffee shop, and told him to look up at this beautiful site! We were both in awe and continued in awe as we drove in our car, gazing at this rainbow. We kept reminding each other of how this was a wonderful promise from God. What a sweet and refreshing reminder—so needed by my soul—of God's kindness and unfailing love.
"Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth.” - Genesis 9:16
iPhone photo captured from the passenger side during a drive through California's San Gabriel Valley.
Thank you for sharing, Pagina <3 Praying for joy and healing for you! I love your writing.