Some days, if not most, the flood of headlines feels unbearable. Today was one of those days. 

If only we truly had the power to change once and for all, and it actually stick this time.

I thought I had life figured out. It was 2019. I was living what I thought was “the good life”—marriage, family, a house, a career, and serving at church. I worked hard for it all, so I convinced myself. 

One moment, it’s offering a listening ear to a neighbor who needs it. The next, it’s the quiet tug to bring food to someone in need. Then it’s covering a bill or babysitting for a single parent, holding it all together.  Other times, it’s praying late into the night for a struggling friend, extending forgiveness that was never asked for,

There’s a moment in the book of Haggai that hits home more than we might realize.

Have you ever had a moment where life just didn’t add up or make sense?

Have you ever realized you’re just going through the motions?

Have you ever felt the sting of being let down by someone you trusted, someone who should’ve known better?

What’s that sound?