A blessing for you this Sunday evening. ~ Vanessa How many times has my life felt foggy? How often do the circumstances of my life leave me longing to see what is around that corner or over that hill and yet being completely hemmed in by the clouds? I know in my head that there is sunshine just beyond it and yet, in my heart, all I feel is the awareness of my inability to get out of this. I like to control things. I want to know what’s ahead of me and I don’t do well with change. In my relationship with God this has been and continues to be one of my biggest struggles. But, in life there is great mystery. There are times when we are oppressed. There are times when we don’t get the answers we are longing for. There are times when we wonder if we will ever see clear skies again. Is it enough for me to know that while I am in the fog, God is in control? Would I still trust Him even if I didn’t know that there was sunshine elsewhere? Can I stay with Him here, in the fog? “You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in You.” Isaiah 25:3 I’d like to get to the point in my faith where I’m not always looking for the easiest way out of the “fog” and into the “sunshine”. My past experiences have actually shown me that it is in the darkness when I feel the closest to the Lord. I call out to Him out of desperation and He meets me in that moment. He offers me peace and comfort. I see myself sitting with Him in a field and all around us is fog but there…in that little space…just me and my God…there is sunshine. Solid faith, trusting faith, doesn’t shift according to the weather patterns of life. It may be challenged by the storms of sorrow or send us soaring among the clouds of happiness. But if we believe that the Lord is sovereign over it all, we have the assurance of His never-failing love. Love which can break through even the darkest of days.
Posted on: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 02:39:34 +0000