Life can often feel like an unpredictable storm. One moment the waters are calm, and everything seems steady. The next, a wave crashes into your boat, threatening to pull you under. You feel like youâre clinging to a splintered piece of wood, just trying to survive. For single mothers, widows, or anyone walking through a season of loss and chaos, the storm can feel even more relentless. But hereâs the good news: you are not navigating this alone.
âThe steadfast love of the Lord never ceases.â
Lamentations 3:22
In the middle of the chaos, Godâs love is your anchor. âThe steadfast love of the Lord never ceasesâ (Lamentations 3:22). This isnât some fleeting, fragile kind of love that disappears when the waters get rough. Itâs steady. Unshakable. Itâs a promise that no stormâno matter how big or scaryâcan break. When life feels like itâs spinning out of control, Godâs love is your anchor, His love is what holds you steady and gives you a foundation thatâs stronger than the fiercest waves.
The Reality of the Storm
Storms come in many forms: financial struggles, sleepless nights with a crying child, grief that sneaks up on you when you least expect it, or the overwhelming weight of being the sole provider for your family.
I remember those early days of grief like they happened yesterday. I had just lost my husband, and life felt like it had shattered into a million unrecognizable pieces. On top of the grief, I was managing postpartum depression with a new baby in my arms, two other children looking to me for stability, and the overwhelming weight of just trying to survive. I was drowningâor at least, thatâs how it felt.
One night is seared into my memory. I was trying to make dinner, my body still sore from giving birth, and my 5-year-old was having a meltdown that neither of us could understandâlet alone control. The baby wouldnât stop crying, my toddler missed his dad, and me? I dropped to the kitchen floor, rocking the baby while sobbing into my knees. Through my tears, I whispered to God, âI canât do this. Iâm not enough. I donât know how to keep us afloat.â
The storm was so loud. Grief, exhaustion, and fear swirled around me like a hurricane. But even there, God showed up. He reminded me that His love is my anchor. Not in some loud, dramatic way, but in small moments. A friend, listening to Godâs nudge, called me out of the blue to check on me. My husbandâs voice echoed in my head: âItâll be okay, baby. Donât cry.â The baby finally fell asleep on my chest, his tiny heartbeat a steady reminder that life still held hope. Godâs love didnât remove the storm, but it held me steady through it.
Godâs Steadfast Love as an Anchor
Hereâs the thing: the world will tell you to hustle harder, work smarter, and push through. But God tells you to restâto lean on Him. His love is steadfast. It doesnât shift. It doesnât fail. When jobs are lost, relationships strain, and the grief feels unbearable, Godâs love is your anchor.
An anchor doesnât stop the waves from crashing. It doesnât make the storm go away. But it keeps the boat from drifting too far. Godâs love works the same way. It doesnât always calm the storm immediately, but it holds you firm right in the middle of it. This is where faith growsâwhen you stop relying on your own strength and start leaning into His.
A Promise to Hold Onto
If youâre in a storm today, I want you to remember this: storms donât last forever. Godâs love does. You are not alone in this fight. God is in your boat, and Heâs not leaving. He promises to guide you through the rough waters and bring you to solid ground.
Take a deep breath. Whisper a prayer. Let His steadfast love hold you steady. Even when the waves feel relentless, you have an anchor that will never let you go.
If I could go back and tell that broken, overwhelmed version of myself anything, it would be this: It wonât always feel like this. The waves will calm. You will laugh again. Your children will grow stronger, and so will you.
Godâs love will carry you through, just like He did for me. You are not aloneâyou are anchored in His unshakable love.
Iâd Love To Hear From You
Friend, I would love to hear your story. What storms has God brought you through? What small moments of hope have you seen when you thought you couldnât keep going?
Leave a comment below or share this with someone who needs to hear it today. Letâs remind each other that no matter how rough the waters get, Godâs love is our anchor, and it will never let us go.
