How Journaling Healed Me: Finding Hope in the Darkness Through Faith|| Unshakable Faith Series – Part 3

 

What’s up wonderful, amazing, sweet, and lovely people?

I hope you’re having an amazing day today…
And I hope nothing is stealing your joy.

Welcome back to the Unshakable Faith series.

Today is Part 3, and we’re talking about something powerful that helped transform my life:

Journaling through pain, loss, and heartbreak.

You Can Rise Again

Before we go deeper, I want you to know this:

• You can rise again
• You can win again
• You can live again

Your story is not over because of a setback.

In fact…

Every setback can be a setup for a greater breakthrough.

Watch episode 3. Linked above!

My Darkest Season

When I lost my baby 11 years ago…

It was one of the darkest, most painful seasons of my life.

After leaving the hospital, I was heartbroken.
Planning a funeral felt unreal.

I didn’t know what to do.

So I prayed.

Even when it felt heavy…
Even when I felt like I couldn’t carry the pain…

God was still there.

When Your Strength Isn’t Enough

There were moments when I felt like I couldn’t go on.

Like the weight was too heavy to carry.

And the truth is…

In my own strength, I couldn’t.

But I wasn’t relying on my strength.

I was relying on God.

Because where your strength fails…
God’s strength carries you.

When Words Fail… Write

There were times I didn’t even have the words to pray.

So I let my heart speak.

And then something changed everything…

Someone sent me a journal.

Inside that journal, I began to write.

What I couldn’t say out loud…
I wrote down.

How Journaling Helped Me Heal

I wrote things like:

“God, my heart is broken.”
“This hurts so much.”
“I don’t understand why this happened.”
“But I trust You.”
“I believe You will restore me.”

And something powerful started happening.

The more I wrote… the lighter I felt.

• The pain began to lift
• The heaviness started to fade
• Hope slowly returned

Journaling became a release.

Journaling Is a Healing Tool

If you’re going through pain right now…

I want to ask you:

Have you tried journaling?

You don’t need anything fancy.

Just:

• A notebook
• A pen
• Your honest thoughts

Write exactly how you feel.

Don’t filter it.
Don’t hold back.

As you write…
you release.

Don’t Just Write Pain—Write Vision

Here’s what changed everything for me:

I didn’t just write about my pain…

I also wrote about my future.

Even when I felt broken, I wrote:

• “I will be happy again”
• “I will have healthy children”
• “My life will be restored”

I began to speak life… even in the middle of death.

Speak Life Over Your Situation

There’s a powerful truth:

You may see dry bones…

But God sees life.

Just like in the story of dry bones being brought back to life…

What looks dead in your life right now…

Can live again.

So start speaking it.
Start writing it.

My Testimony of Restoration

Today, I can look back and see what God has done.

I now have:

• Three healthy, beautiful children
• A full life
• A restored heart

Motherhood has been one of my greatest blessings.

And it all started in a place of:

• Prayer
• Pain
• Journaling
• Faith

Even When You Don’t Feel Faith… Keep Going

There were moments I didn’t feel like I had faith.

I felt broken.

But I kept:

• Praying
• Writing
• Hoping

And slowly…

I began to feel:

• Stronger
• Lighter
• More hopeful

God was working in me the whole time.

All You Have to Do Is Show Up

You don’t have to have it all figured out.

Just:

• Show up
• Pray anyway
• Write anyway
• Trust anyway

Even if you feel like nothing is happening…

Something is happening.

Your Story Will End in Victory

Right now, it may feel like:

• Pain
• Loss
• Confusion

But that’s not how your story ends.

Your story ends in victory.

Everything you’re going through right now…

Is working for your good.

Final Encouragement

Let me leave you with this:

Your dry bones are coming back to life.

Healing is coming.
Restoration is coming.
Breakthrough is coming.

Don’t let anyone…

Steal your joy.

Thank You for Being Here

Thank you for being part of this journey.

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There are 6 parts in this series… and you don’t want to miss what’s coming next.

With love,
Maryam