“It is well”

And the child grew. Now it happened one day that he went out to his father, to the reapers. And he said to his father, “My head, my head!” So he said to a servant, “Carry him to his mother.” When he had taken him and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died. —2 Kings 4:18-20 (NKJV)

The circumstances were dismal, but the Shunammite woman had faith in God, a living hope and an expectation for a different outcome. She laid her son on the bed of the man of God, shut the door, and went out. She said to her husband: “Please send me one of the young men and one of the donkeys, that I may run to the man of God and come back.” So her husband asked, “Why are you going to him today? It is neither the New Moon nor the Sabbath.” And she said, “It is well.” (See 2 Kings 4:21-23) When she went to the man of God, Elisha’s servant, Gehazi inquired, and she answered: “It is well.” (See 2 Kings 4:25-26)

She wasn’t looking at the current condition of her son. Don't look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal. (See 2 Corinthians 4:18 NASB1995) Even though her soul was in deep distress (see 2 Kings 4:27), she did not voice her anguish. She exemplified Proverbs 18:21 (NKJV) which says: Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit. She refused to speak death over her son. 

Instead, she persuaded the man of God to go to her son. (See 2 Kings 4:30) She believed in God, who gives life to the dead and calls into being that which does not exist. (See Romans 4:17) In the end, she received her son alive again. (See 2 Kings 4:35-37) No matter how your circumstances appear today, know that, as a believer, it is well with your soul.