Way Maker
by: Jennifer Bowker
I don’t know about you, but, as I reflect back on the difficult seasons of my life I can almost always remember a specific worship song or bible verse that brought peace and comfort to my heart as well as hope and encouragement in knowing that God knew exactly what He was doing in the midst of my pain.
At the beginning of the pandemic my family was walking through an especially difficult season, one that left me lying awake for hours in the middle of the night. With a tear soaked pillow I would lay there night after night playing the song Way Maker over and over “Way maker, miracle worker, promise keeper, light in the darkness”. You see, at the time, I needed Him to make a way, because in those moments I felt there was no way. I also needed a miracle, actually my husband who was in the hospital needed a miracle, a miracle to live and turn his life around. I needed God to keep those promises I read about in the bible and each night as I lay in the darkness, after all, He was my light!
Job 35:10 says “But no one says, “Where is God my maker”, who gives songs in the night”
I know my maker was with me, and just as I’m sure that song has helped others (maybe it’s even helped you) it was definitely what I needed for those difficult days.
During that time, people would often tell me how strong I was, I would try to explain to them that it wasn’t me but they wouldn’t always understand. They didn’t know that during my waking hours I continued to read God‘s word over and over, specifically Psalm 62:5-6 “Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from Him. He alone is my rock and my salvation, he is my fortress, I will not be shaken”. My world (and my daughter’s worlds) were shaken to the core during those days, I wrote out that scripture and taped it to my bathroom mirror as well as on my kitchen cabinet..it was a purposeful reminder that I needed daily, sometimes even hourly.
Since then, I praise God for the miracle of my husband’s renewed health and turning his life around. I believe God’s promises to be true and I still choose to remind myself of that everyday even when I don’t see the blessings right away. Just as His word reminds us “ let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful“ Hebrews 10:23, my prayer is that it will remind you as well in all that you are hoping for and through all your difficult days or seasons ahead.
Jennifer Bowker is a successful entrepreneur, wife, mother and serves faithfully in her local church north of Toronto in Ontario. She has a heart to care for everyone she meets in a meaningful and life-giving way.
We are so proud to have Jennifer as one of our incredible 2022 Gather Interns. We are so blessed to have her as part of our team and we hope that you will benefit from her wisdom and insight in this weeks blog - enjoy!