It Is Well: A Declaration in the Middle of the Storm

Recently, I found myself in a season where the weight of life felt heavy. Work responsibilities were mounting, personal relationships were being tested, and emotionally, I felt drained. It was one of those moments where everything—externally and internally—seemed to be pressing in all at once. I was tired, stretched, and silently wondering how much more I could carry.

I had a lunch scheduled with someone I met through a local organization. As I sat there in the restaurant waiting, my heart quietly wrestling with the chaos I was feeling, the Holy Spirit brought back to my remembrance the story of the Shunammite woman in 2 Kings 4.

This woman had been promised a son by the prophet Elisha, and that promise had come to pass. But one day, the child suddenly died. Instead of panicking, she laid her son in the prophet’s room, shut the door behind her, and journeyed to find Elisha. Along the way, she was met by the prophet’s servant, Gehazi, who asked, “Is everything okay?” And in that moment, despite her heartbreak and fear, she answered with three powerful words: “It is well.”

That phrase kept burning in my spirit. It is well. Even in the midst of the unknown. Even when the promises look like they’ve died. Even when pressure surrounds you from every side. Even when life feels like it’s crumbling. It is well.

She spoke those words before she saw the miracle. Before her situation changed. And yet, her faith moved the hand of God. Elisha came, entered the room where her son lay lifeless, and God restored what was lost. Her declaration—born in faith, not denial—was answered with resurrection.

And here I was, in the middle of a restaurant, being reminded that I, too, must proclaim “It is well” over my life. Not because everything feels good. But because I serve a God who is good.

We often get so consumed with the storms that we forget the One who commands them. When life is chaotic, when the kids are bouncing off the walls, when friendships fracture, when work overwhelms, when prayers seem unanswered—it is well. Not because the storm disappears, but because He is in the storm with us.

Romans 8:28 reminds us, “All things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose.” And if all things are working together, then even the hard things are not wasted.

So today, this is my declaration. No matter the circumstance, the disappointment, or the delay—It. Is. Well.

And if it was well for the Shunammite woman before Jesus died on the cross, how much more can we trust that things are working for our good after He gave everything for us? Eyes have not seen, ears have not heard, nor has it entered into the hearts of men what God has prepared for those who love Him (1 Corinthians 2:9). And because He has a plan for me—yes, it is well.