For me, March was a wonderful month of reflection, growth, and preparation. As I sit back in a place of gratitude as I reflect on how God has both blessed and kept me, tears of joy flow without regard and I am overwhelmed with peace. Yet none of the blessings, none of the serenity has come without its own set of pain, tears, and exhaustion.

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This should come as no surprise but I pre-write all of my posts. [Pause for dramatic effect.] The post that you are reading today was written this past Saturday… from my COVID bed. After feeling what I thought was allergies and the change of season creep up on me for about a week, I decided to take a test and like the sky on July 4th, that test lit up so quickly to indicate that my “allergy attack” was actually COVID. Ugh. To be clear, at the time of writing this, I feel fine. I am truly blessed that my symptoms are mild and that whatever I was feeling earlier in the week before I knew about my positive result, was worse than what I have experienced after knowing. At the time of writing, I have some coughing (only after eating), a few sneezes here and there, and no pain or fever. Yet it is not lost upon me that the first week of this month I got hit with my monthly cycle, a terrible Oral Allergy Syndrome (OAS) flare-up, and COVID all at one time. A part of me wants to laugh and cry at the same time yet I choose to simply give God praise. It could be worse, but God! So, naturally, it is my prayer that by the time you read this on Monday, my aforementioned symptoms will have dissipated and that I’m healthy and healing. I recognize that it will have only been two days but God has done a lot more in a lot less time…

But I digress.

From this resting place where I sit oh-so-comfortably, I am able to see like never before. No, it’s not just because I’m currently wearing glasses on my face; it’s because “one thing have I desired of the Lord…” and He has heard and answered my cry (Psalm 27:4).

During my fasting and prayer in March, I asked God to heal my and my family’s life like never before. I wanted to ensure that I was not entering the next season of my life, with the baggage and trauma of my past. I needed healing because I knew the brokenness of my past [and present] would prohibit the fulfillment of my future, if I continued to carry its weight with me. I asked God to help me- I begged God to help me- because I could not do it on my own. His answer was as clear to me as a star on a cloud-less night:

Reveal to heal.

Later today at 5:30 pm EST I will dive deeper into this topic and I invite you to join me (see the YouTube link below). Healing is such a beautiful act of freedom and liberation, a true gift from God. Let’s talk every opportunity to heal, as our faithful and loving God continues to reveal.

Be blessed, Beloved.