I had such a hard time choosing just two quotes for this week’s Praise Through It, so I’m going to include some of her other gems right here, instead of my own words like I usually do.

If you are in a dark place of suffering, or have been before, or want to arm up for battle in the future, this episode is for you.

Read below for some snippets, and then spend 30 minutes here, listening.

I was like, ‘Really, a second time? What didn’t I learn the first time, God?’

I stopped praying for awhile. I learned how much of my prayers were genie prayers. … asking God for this, and asking God for that. And ‘can you do this?’ and ‘can you do that?’

I developed this friendship with God in this really deep, dark place.

There’s an understanding in suffering that can only come from God.

We meet in a dark place, but it’s a beautiful place, too. Because God inhabits this dark place. It’s not the same darkness Satan inhabits.

Yes, I have received a lot of joy in suffering.

The beauty beyond the thorns is Jesus.

I can sit in fear and not be afraid because I know He’s working good in suffering.

I don’t know the why. But I trust. I know that He is good. And He is God, and He knows what He’s doing. So I’m just facing Him, and letting Him direct.

If anyone feels like they’re on a bumpy road, like washboard bumpy, instead of on a smooth road, that doesn’t mean your purpose is thwarted. Look at what God is trying to show you because it might be better than what you had planned.

Show notes

Darci J. Steiner online
Darci J. Steiner on Instagram
Beauty Beyond the Thorns
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

Become part of my FRIDAY CREW - quick, actionable ADULTING tips, usually using the framework of the Enneagram. I promise interesting. I promise a GIF. I promise helpful. Right here or right down below.

Sign up for Monday Morning Blessings: soulful meditations to start your week