When Faith Finds Words
Isaiah 55:11 — So is my word that goes out from my mouth: it will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.
Have you ever been at a loss for words?
A rhetorical question, right?
Three weeks before I was scheduled to share my testimony at a women’s retreat, I found myself at my kitchen table—pen in hand—staring at a blank sheet of paper. The weight of emotion filled my mind, and insecurity slowly crept in. I didn’t doubt God’s faithfulness, but I wanted to honor Him well.
I kept thinking, “There are over one hundred women counting on me, yet I can’t seem to write one word about a lifetime of memories?”
After what felt like an hour, I walked into my bedroom and picked up a notebook I had received at that same retreat two years earlier. I hadn’t written in it then either. I remember thinking, why would I keep a blank notebook in my drawer for two years?
Frustrated, I flipped to the last page.
There, written in my own handwriting, were six simple words:
“He will give me the words.”
I smiled. Somehow, I had saved that nearly empty notebook and preserved a reminder I didn’t know I would need—a reminder that God is faithful to give us what we need most.
When I sat down to write again, the words started to flow—not from pressure, but from trust in who God is and what He has already said. It was as if the One who is the Word Himself faithfully supplied exactly what I needed to tell the story of all Jesus had done for me.
And when He did, I could not stop writing until it was finished. You see, when God speaks, it doesn’t return empty. It accomplishes what He sends it to do. That day, His Word met me in my insecurity, quieted my fear, and filled a blank page.
I never want to grow callused either to the Word of God or to the reminders the Holy Spirit gives us about God’s word…and my hope for you is the same.
Maybe there is something in your life that feels unfinished or empty right now—something you don’t quite have the words for yet.
Lean on the living Word of God.
The same God who filled a blank notebook page is still speaking today. His Word still accomplishes what He sends it to do, and it is waiting to meet you right where you are.
A MOMENT TO REFLECT
- Have you ever faced a situation where you felt inadequate or unsure of what to say or do?
- What reminders has God placed in your life that have strengthened your faith at just the right moment?
- How have you experienced God’s Word meeting you in a time of fear, uncertainty, or insecurity?
- Is there an area of your life that feels unfinished or “blank” right now?
- What would it look like to trust God to provide exactly what you need for the next step?
