Things Fall Apart

In my career as a television news producer... I've picked up some nasty habits. My job is all about timing. Every second counts. Every show has a deadline. It's a habit that bleeds into my home life. In the mornings I time out how long it will take to get in and out of the shower... how long it will take to get from my house to the first stop sign on my street. Yes... a little neurotic. But such is the life of a television news producer.

But sometimes things don't go as planned. my clock might be wrong. Something takes longer than I thought it would. Things fall apart. In the news business, a lot of times it's breaking news that causes things to fall apart. Beautifully orchestrated programming can be tossed out for a hurricane or a wildfire or a police shooting.

The great thing is...when things fall apart... something better can take its place. When breaking news happens during my newscast... it can give way to award winning shows. I think I've produced some of the best shows of my career on the fly.

Have you ever witnessed an implosion? When a building is brought down... it gets loud and there's a lot of smoke. But when it clears you are left with a clean slate to build on.

I have hit some moments like that in my life. The moments where I feel like things are falling apart. But when I look back I know that when I am whole again, I stand stronger.... I stand taller... and my faith becomes bolder. I won't lie. It rarely feels good when things fall apart. But there is joy in knowing that God is always there to help me rebuild.

2 Corinthians 12: 9-10
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. ¹⁰ That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

Lord, it hurts when things fall apart. You never said that it wouldn't hurt. My prayer is that you give me the strength to power through the toughest moments so I can become a stronger woman than I was before. I know that my tears don't go unnoticed. I know You hurt for us when we hurt. Please help me remember You are near, when things get painful.

"Your grace is enough." Amen.
~MDT