Have you stumbled through life a time or two? Fallen down with no idea how to get up and begin again? Walking with hesitation comes naturally to a legally blind person like me. In life, there will be times we lose the road ahead. The next step is too high, too hard, too precarious. Sitting immobile, fear-bound, leaves us trapped in one spot.
Luckily, Jesus offers us a way up, a way around, or a way over the next rocky road ahead. As parents, we hope our kids have an easy life, don’t we? We long to protect them, to cushion the blow, to take the pain from them. The pain they feel becomes ours, the joy they experience fills us to the brim.
Christ does the same for us. His protection, His strength, and His love are deeper and more profound than the greatest parent’s protection, strength and love. Sorrow and suffering will often be our closest companions. With hindsight and perspective, we begin to understand. Wisdom and strength often come from the tough times. Sacrifice and weakness bring us to rely on Jesus more as we become witnesses to His goodness and His never-ending hope. Jesus pulls us out.
He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire. He set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. Psalm 40:
As we stand still in His protection, we are safe in His refuge. He will let us know when it is time to move on, to move unto the next stepping stone. The obstacles and rocky spots in life can bring the deepest blessings. I read this quote many years ago:
“If God removed the rocks, a brook would lose its song.”
God will use the rocks along the way, until our life unfolds into one beautiful song. Yes, some of the notes will be minor and forlorn. But the refrain will resound in the major notes of praise and worship as we take the path to our heavenly home.
Father,
You know the end from the beginning. We trust You to pick us up, to brush us off, and to find the next step when we are ready. You are the Rock and our salvation.
In Jesus name,
Amen
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