“Why me, Lord?”

It was around midnight, and I was having a moment.
Things in my life weren’t what I expected them to be, and I just needed to know, “Why me?”

But, here’s the thing. My God inquiry wasn’t in the way you would think.

It wasn’t because things in my life were going badly. In fact, it was the complete opposite. Things were going exceptionally well. While people worldwide were struggling with the pandemic’s reality and all the pain it caused; I had a newfound sense of purpose, was surrounded by some of the most amazing people, and had even bought my first car.

Around this time last year, I was asking God the same question but in a completely different context. I was in the middle of my first holiday season since losing my dad that August. Losing him had left me feeling lost. I isolated myself from all my friends, was so depressed and anxious that every day felt like a fight for my life.

Not only do we not get the answers to or whys, we rarely get to know what’s next.

When I was struggling last year, I definitely wouldn’t have predicted a pandemic or even that I would prosper in the midst of it. We will never fully know what’s to come. God could move mightily in my life and blow my mind even more, or I could be right back where I was before. In the blink of an eye, things can take a turn for either the better then worse.

Regardless, there is hope.

Whether we’re in a season of overflow or our lowest of lows, God is with us. Deuteronomy 31:8 says, “The Lord Himself goes before you and will be with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” It doesn’t matter why things are the way they are or what will happen next; we can rest fully confident in that fact.

God goes before us.

He is with us.

He will never not be with us.