The Verse That Made Me Cry: Remembered by God in a Season of Pruning (Isaiah 49)
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Can recognizing that we are remembered by God make rest possible again?
This spring brought unexpected loss in the lavender field, injury, slowing down, and questions I didn’t anticipate. After removing around 75 lavender plants and watching rows sit empty, I found myself asking:
What will my lesson in the lavender be this year?
Every season in the field seems to teach me something. However, I never expected the answer to come through pruning.
Or uncertainty.
Or Isaiah 49.
Instead, as I’ve reflected on this season, I’ve started wondering whether this year’s lesson is simply:
You are remembered.
In this episode of Rooted + Rested, I share a personal story about a difficult season, an honest prayer, and the Scripture that unexpectedly brought me to tears:
“I will not forget you…
I have inscribed you on the palms of my hands.”
— Isaiah 49:16 (CSB)
As I read those verses again, something shifted.
I realized:
Recognizing that I am remembered by God has given me the possibility of rest—something I honestly had not been feeling was possible.
Because for a long time, I believed rest would come once circumstances improved.
When answers came, healing came and uncertainty ended.
Instead, I’m beginning to wonder whether rest starts somewhere entirely different.
Maybe it begins here:
God has not forgotten me.
In This Episode We Discuss:
First, reflections on hard seasons and pruning in the lavender field
Then, why renewal often begins with loss, slowing down, and depending on God
Honest questions about purpose, serving others, and carrying too much
Isaiah 49:14–16 and the reminder that God does not forget His people
Why recognizing we are remembered may make rest possible again
The question I carried all winter:
What will my lesson in the lavender be this year?
💜 Finally, how remembering God’s faithfulness may come before renewal
Key Reflection From This Episode:
Recognizing that I am remembered by God… not forgotten… has given me the possibility of rest.
That realization changed something in me.
Because I thought renewal would bring rest.
Instead, I’m beginning to wonder whether remembering that God has not forgotten me… is what makes rest possible.
And perhaps:
Being remembered comes before renewal.
Scripture Mentioned
Throughout this episode, one passage continues to surface:
📖 Isaiah 49:14–16 (CSB)
“Even if these forget, yet I will not forget you… Look, I have inscribed you on the palms of my hands.”
These verses speak directly to seasons of waiting, loss, uncertainty, and the fear of being forgotten.
Mentioned in This Episode:
Lessons from a difficult spring in the lavender field
Faith-centered reflections on pruning, renewal, and rest
Salt & Light Box lavender gift boxes created to encourage women, help them slow down, and remind them they are not forgotten by God
The Rooted + Rested podcast and stories from ordinary life
Connect & Resources:
💜 Listen to more podcast episodes:
https://saltandlightbox.com/rooted-rested-podcast-2/
💜 Explore lavender gifts and encouragement resources:
https://saltandlightbox.com
Share This Episode:
If this episode encouraged you, consider sharing it with a friend who may need the reminder:
God has not forgotten her.
Because maybe…
being remembered by God becomes the place where rest finally begins.