One of my favorite phrases is, “All will be well.” However, when I use this phrase personally or with my clients, I often add the tagline, “We just may have to redefine ‘well.’” That may sound like double-speak, but I don’t see it that way.
Life is a journey, and every journey includes challenges. What makes it “well” is that if we simply trust, it will eventually work out. It may not feel so great right now, or in the middle, or even at the point we think is the end. However, at every moment of our journey, we have a choice. We have a choice to make a move, and we have a choice in how we will interpret our journey – what meaning we will add to what got us there, where we are, and where we are headed. When things don’t turn out the way I expected them to (and that happens a lot), I have to remind myself that the “well” I was expecting is not the “well” I am getting! That doesn’t make it wrong – it just means I didn’t, and still don’t, have the bigger picture.
I recently attended a concert with 7,999 other people to see the band Elevation Worship. As part of the concert experience, Pastor Steve Furtick gave a sermon. One of the many things he said that stuck with me was, “When we see little, God is often doing big.”
I like that. It reminds me that I have only a small piece of the puzzle, and there is so much more that I can’t see. My “well” is not always God’s “well.” I have to trust. And I do.
All will be well.
Of that, I am sure.
Charleen K. Miele, LPC, is a Licensed Professional Counselor who started her journey as a teacher, church music director, and fitness instructor. Charleen works with clients both in person and via telehealth and has recently added Trauma Informed Breathwork to her work. Visit thesacredselfllc.com.
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