He Knows

I'll keep this from getting lengthy and filled with a bunch of fluff. Jesus knows what we need, friends. Like really knows. I look back over my year, and boy it's been a hard one. For a lot of us. But every single tragedy, tear, unknown, times I was pushed to my limit, didn't want to get out of bed, was so spent. Not only was He there, Jesus knows what I need and needed. He knew the people that would have no idea what I was gong through send a text. He knew that three people would pray collectively, but separately about the same two words and not know. He knew how big the storm. He knew I'd choose an anthem and sing it all the way through. He knew that one person would hold out for a hug and I would feel so very loved. He knew, He saw. He knew that I needed that one friend to hold my hand and I wouldn't need a word. He knew information before doctors did and gave me a glimpse of heaven. He knew it all. So many small little things. Maybe He even knew that as hard as it was going to be, it was good for it to all come at once. Because now I can look back and see so much more clearly what transpired over those weeks, what happened in a year, I can look back and see His hand in every detail.

I can continue seeing Him in every detail. He knew I would need picnics in the sun, sunsets at dawn, and funny memories in photos; He knew on the hardest day, those same days would have reasons to celebrate. He knows what we need and I can take the bad with the good. Because the bad isn't without the good. He knows what I need now and He knows what I need in the next year ahead.