Author Darlene J. Conard

There are moments in life when it feels as if we’re waltzing across the clouds—light on our feet, carried by joy, and convinced that everything is unfolding exactly as it should. Those are the days when the sun seems to shine a little brighter, when prayers feel instantly answered, and when our hearts whisper, “Surely God is with me.”

But then come the other seasons. The heavy ones. The ones where it seems as though God has turned His face away and quietly slipped out the back door of our lives.

In those hours, despair tightens its grip around our hope. Dreams that once burned bright now lie still, as if their last breath has already been taken. Faith feels like a bird that has flown off with the wind, leaving us staring at an empty sky.

And yet—even here—the Word interrupts our sorrow with truth:

“For we walk by faith, not by sight.” 2 Corinthians 5:7 (KJV)

Sight includes feelings. Sight includes the storm. Sight includes the silence. But faith reaches beyond all of that.

Because feelings are not the final truth. They are temporal. They are not the destination. They pass.

A friend and I were talking about this just the other day while she was driving home from work. We were both wrestling with our own shadows, our own questions. And in the middle of that conversation, she reminded me of something simple but unshakeable:

“It says, we walk by faith, not by feelings.”

And just like that, the fog shifted. Not because our circumstances changed, but because truth has a way of cutting through the noise.

Scripture echoes this again:

“Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God…” Psalm 42:5 (KJV)

David wasn’t denying his feelings—he was refusing to let them rule him.

Faith is not the absence of emotion—it’s the decision to keep moving when emotion tries to paralyze us. It’s the quiet courage to believe that God is still working in the dark, still faithful in the silence, still present even when our hearts insist, He’s far away.

Because the truth is this:

“I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.” Hebrews 13:5 (KJV)

Even when we feel forsaken, we are not. Even when we feel forgotten, we are held. Even when we feel lost, we are seen.

And when life feels confusing—when God’s ways seem hidden or unreachable—we remember:

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.” Isaiah 55:8–9 (KJV)

His ways are higher. His timing is wiser. His silence is not absence—it is strategy.

The clouds will part. The light will return. And the God who never left will prove, once again, that His ways are higher, deeper, and far beyond what we can see.

Until then, we walk by faith. We trust His heart when we cannot trace His hand. And we rest in the promise that the God who began the good work will finish it.

“Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.” 1 Thessalonians 5:24 (KJV)

Feel free to forward it to anyone you wish. My mission is to encourage everyone to follow our Lord Jesus Christ with all their heart, soul, mind, and strength. ©Darlene J. Conard Vision Ministries 2026. This may not be republished or used without the author’s written consent. The photograph is AI-generated. Darlene J. Conard is also affiliated with Glory Carrier Ministries. If you have a prayer request, please email it to darlene.conard@hotmail.com, and my intercessors and I will pray.

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