Rooted in Hope: New Mercies for Hard Things :: Martha Jane Wolters' Story [Episode 392]

Today's storyteller, Martha Jane Wolters, from our StoryTellers Live community in Nashville, Tennessee, was enjoying a full and beautiful season of life. She had a husband who loved her, four children, and a supportive community around her. But then, life took an unexpected turn.

Martha Jane entered a season of deep suffering, experiencing the loss of loved ones while also enduring the physical pain and limitations of four knee replacements. As she describes it, she became "acquainted with grief." It was a humbling and helpless season, and she discovered that nothing could sustain her like the peace of Jesus.

Little did she know, God was preparing her for challenges still to come.

When her husband struggled with alcohol addiction and eventually entered rehab, Martha Jane found herself taking a deeper look at her faith and wrestling with what grace and forgiveness truly mean. As the truth of the gospel began to sink in, she discovered something powerful: through Christ, she could do hard things. She didn't have to manufacture the strength, mercy, or grace she needed on her own. God would supply it - one day at a time.

Promise of the Week:
No matter what happened yesterday - our mistakes, failures, or hardships - God meets us each morning with a fresh, undeserved supply of mercy and grace.