It's Not Over

You might think its over, but its not over. In fact, It might feel like its over, but its not over.

When Trisha and I separated in 2005, I was invited to stay with some dear friends. As I prepared to walk into their seven year-old daughter’s bedroom, where I would be staying, my friend said to me “It is going to feel like its over, but its not over.” I walked in to see all of my clothes stacked up against the wall. It felt like it was over.

A few days later, I came home from a counseling appointment. He handed me a sheet of paper with a number on it. I asked him what it was…he said this is the amount of money you have; Trisha has withdrawn the rest and opened her own checking account. I sat down on the bed and cried. He said again, “It’s going to feel like its over, but its not over.”

Maybe as you read this, there is something in your life that needs to be over:

-An abusive relationship

-A dysfunctional or co-dependent friendship

-A destructive behavior pattern or sin pattern

-A reoccurring unfaithful marriage

Often times God calls us and leads us to allow things to die in our life that hurt us or damage our relationship with Him.

But maybe today, there is something in your life that feels like its over, but with God, its not over:

-Your dream is dead

-Your marriage is beyond repair

-Your relationship is too strained

-Your friendship has drifted too far apart

-Your past mistakes are too numerous to overcome

I’m not saying that God will restore your marriage or He will resurrect a dream that seems dead, or there won’t be consequences to your mistakes.

But I do know that even when you feel like its over, He’s not done yet. Even if your marriage has ended; even if your dream hasn’t come true; even if a friendship has crumbled…He’s not done. He’s not done molding you, shaping you, healing you, preparing you, calling you, equipping you, loving you, providing for you, hearing you, leading you, forgiving you, restoring you.

There has to be a death, in order to experience a resurrection. Even when it feels like its over, its not over.

The Apostle Paul said it best: “And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.”