This is a story about someone I know slosely—and what their family went through a few years ago.
They were living in a foreign country. They had two young kids. Slowly, life began to unravel.
They fell deep into debt. Bankers and debt collectors were constantly after them. Then COVID hit, and the one income they had—the wife’s job—suddenly stopped paying. No warning. No safety net.
Food became scarce. The kids didn’t have proper clothes. Fear became normal.
And then, in the middle of all of this, the husband had a heart attack.
They didn’t have insurance. Doctors advised an angioplasty, but they couldn’t afford it. They went home knowing what should be done, but unable to do it. He began having palpitations. Every day felt fragile. Every night felt uncertain.
“We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair.”— 2 Corinthians 4:8
A Song in the Dark
In that lowest moment—something unexpected happened.
They sang a song.
Because He lives, I can face tomorrow.
What makes this striking is that they weren’t people who believed in faith-healing. They didn’t believe that faith automatically fixes finances or reverses medical reports.
But there was one thing they believed with all their heart:
Because He lives, I can face tomorrow.
No conditions.
No bargaining.
No pretending everything was okay.
Just a quiet, stubborn trust that God was still holding them—even if nothing around them changed.
That kind of faith is pure. It rests in Him.
Faith That Clings to God, Not Outcomes
This, to me, is the purest form of faith.
Not adding anything to the faith statement. Sometimes we put timelines in our faith, because of the fear that if it crosses the timeline, it will be a bigger problem. They didnt do that. They said
“God will take care of me”
“The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.”— Lamentations 3:24
So often our prayers reveal where our trust really is.
“God, please don’t let me lose my job.”
“God, please protect our home.”
which is basically “God, please keep the system working.”
And when those things are threatened, panic sets in.
It exposes something uncomfortable: sometimes our trust isn’t really in God—it’s in the means God uses. The job. The system. The stability.
“Do not trust in princes, in mortal man, in whom there is no salvation.”— Psalm 146:3
I’m not saying we shouldn’t work, plan, or be responsible. Work is a means God uses. But our hearts were never meant to be attached to the means.
God as Sustenance, Not Backup Plan
There’s a subtle shift that happens in suffering.
We stop asking God to support our life and begin realizing that He is our life.
“In Him we live and move and have our being.”— Acts 17:28
That’s why the line “Because He lives” matters so much. It anchors everything—not in the means, but in the reality of God sustaining them.
Not in means, but in Person.
“I am the resurrection and the life.”— John 11:25
From Rubble to Restoration (In Time)
Years later, things changed.
Slowly. Quietly. Without drama.
From what looked like complete ruin, life rebuilt itself. Today, they’re doing well—not because they cracked some spiritual formula, but because God faithfully walked them through it.
“The Lord will fulfill His purpose for me.”— Psalm 138:8
Not overnight.
But faithfully.
If You’re in the Worst Place Right Now
If you’re reading this and thinking,
“This is the worst season of my life.”
Maybe financially.
Maybe medically.
Maybe emotionally or spiritually.
Hear this:
You don’t need to feel you have perfect faith.
You don’t need confident prayers.
You don’t need to pretend you’re okay.
You can hold on to this one, unshakable truth:
Because He lives, I can face tomorrow.
Unconditionally.
God will take care of you.
He will be with you.
And He will guide you—step by step—through whatever you’re facing.
“The Lord is near to the brokenhearted.”— Psalm 34:18
Even when tomorrow feels impossible to look at.
Because He lives.
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