Hope for Today

Psalm 30:11

You have turned my mourning into dancing for me; You have taken off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy



I want to dedicate this post to everyone that have been feeling forgotten, broken, and lost. Those of you that are depleted and want to give up. I want to tell you this – Your Savior, Jesus is here! Listen with your spirit today – Your Savior, Jesus is here! He has never left your side and He never will.

I would like to share a vision with you that God gave me when I had to deal with a certain heartache I had. I hope you will be encouraged by this because this is the character and lovingkindness of our Father.

When my dad died at the beginning of this year, we could not have a burial because of the virus and there were also no graves available to bury him. So, our family had a small memorial service in my mom’s garden. I got home, had to pack to move to a different Province and when I eventually was packed out in our new home, I suddenly felt a lot of emotion concerning my dad’s death. I did not really had time to mourn his death because of the quick in and out and packing that was going on.

So, like I always do when I feel emotional, I ran to Jesus! I asked Him what was going on and how I should deal with this. He showed me that I did not say goodbye to my father properly. When there is a burial one gets finality, but us as a family have not gotten that finality. My mom and brother could only bury my father 2 months after his death.

I asked Jesus to show me what to do with this overwhelming feeling and immediately I saw a vision. I was walking with Jesus through a garden. It was a familiar place to me. This is where I always spend time together with Jesus. As we walked, we got to an entrance to another place I have never seen. Immediately the atmosphere changed. It was cool, peaceful and it felt like I had to be very quiet. I heard Him say: “This is a very sacred place.” I then understood why I felt to be quiet. It was a place of reverence! We entered and another garden opened in front of us. This garden was different. The flowers were different, the layout was different. It was glorious. We walked quietly and we came to a place in the middle of the garden where I saw Abba Father and Holy Spirit standing and waiting for us. There was a grave dug out and I immediately knew that this was where I would bury my dad. Jesus, Abba Father and Holy Spirit was with me as I was crying, releasing, and disconnecting from my dad. As we were busy lowering the casket, I heard the Lord say: “I turn your mourning into dancing, your sorrow into joy”. It was a beautiful, special burial. When we closed the grave, beautiful yellow flowers came up and covered that area.

I asked the Lord what this garden really was, and He said to me that it was a garden dear to His heart. This was the place where I have allowed Jesus, Abba Father and Holy Spirit to help me with my pain and sorrow. This garden with the most beautiful flowers, where so much peace and joy resided was my pain that I dealt with over the years, where Jesus has helped and saved me and where He has turned my sorrow into joy!

My garden of pain today is full of joy and peace, and I walk in absolute awe of God because He has brought me out of many overwhelming trials and tribulations. He did an extraordinarily decent job. The enemy cannot pull me to my past sorrow because there is no more sorrow but joy!

Beloved, when I walked away from that time I spent with Jesus, it was over, my heart was relieved, the burden lifted from my shoulders, and I had tremendous joy. I miss my dad, but I do not have that tremendous sorrow I had.

THIS IS WHO JESUS IS! This is His character. If you invite Him into your pain and sorrow, if you tell Him I do not have the answers, but I choose to look to you, please help me. He will surely come. But you must sit with Him and not just think He will cast a spell and fix stuff. You need to wait on Him or ask for help if you feel it is too difficult to hear what He is saying. Get someone that loves God to pray with you and hear with you.

Most of all, repent and ask God forgiveness for accusing Him of not being there for you and for leaving you. When we have a grudge against God our channel to communicate with Him gets a bit blocked. Repentance will remove the blockage.

Beloved, when you allow Jesus to help you through your pain, it touches His heart, and it is most sacred to Him.



Romans 10:13 For Everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved.

Psalm 91:15 When they call on me, I will answer; I will be with them in trouble. I will rescue and honor them.



Let us pray: Abba Father, Jesus, Holy Spirit, I want to repent today that I want to give up. I feel lost and overwhelmed by my pain. I cannot handle it anymore. I repent that I have blamed You and that I have run away from You because it is Your fault for not helping me. Please forgive me and wash me in your blood. Please remove all the dark thoughts and plans I entertained. Cleanse me in Your blood and please take charge over my thoughts and emotions. I invite Your presence and interference into my life, into my thoughts and emotions. I lay it before You and I cry out: “Jesus, come rescue me!” Send help from Your sanctuary in the name of Jesus! (Psalm20). I invite You into my garden of pain so that You can turn my mourning into dancing and my sorrow into joy. Come Lord Jesus come. You are welcome! I pray this in Your precious, beautiful name, name above all names – JESUS CHRIST. Amen and amen.