Looking back in history or looking back on our own lives, we
find God’s timing and ways more easily than when we are in the midst of a dark
time. Let’s learn from experience and
strive to trust God even when we cry out to Him, when we don’t understand, when
we are lost, alone and heartbroken.
So my
spirit grows faint within me; my heart within me is dismayed. I remember the
days of long ago; I meditate on all Your works and consider what Your hands
have done. I spread out my hands to You; I thirst for You like a parched land.
Answer me quickly Lord; my spirit fails. Do not hide Your face from me or I
will be like those who go down to the pit. Let the morning bring the Word of your
unfailing love, for I have put my trust in You. Show me the way I should go,
for to You I entrust my life. Psalm
143:4-8
Trust Him with your life and feel His unfailing love in the
midst of it all.
Thanks to all of
you for allowing me, through stories in my own life, to work through the
questions that remain right now. Talking out the hurt, allowing others to pray
for us and learning from the past, allow us to heal. We’re in this together.
Depression, addiction, illness and agonizing heartbreak and grief, are just a
few of the crises that affect all of us.
I picture these
crises as a dark black wall looming in front of us. Sometimes, like my brother,
we just sit in front of the wall and imagine the darkness around us. We forget
there is light just around the edge of that wall. Like Jeff, addiction found
him beating against the wall over and over again until he was so bruised and
battered, he wasn’t able to climb over or break through. Eleanor basically
ignored the black wall of her illness and focused on the light above. The pain
was nothing compared to the light of Christ within her and to the promise of
heaven before her. Boy, I want to get to that place of pure trust and hope.
I’m glad we’re on
the journey together. I need my friends and family to hold my hand and remind me.
Just as was true in the past, there is light just around the corner. When the
battle ahead may be a long one, we need others to give us a boost, to hold us
up and say, “Just a little longer. You can do it. See the light up there?”
What about you? Can
you trust the perfect God with all of the imperfections in the world around us?
Can you trust Him to get you through the grief, the struggle, the darkness?
Christ is the light and His light dispels the darkness. He gives us hope. I am
saying this out loud this morning, “I trust you with my life, Lord Jesus.” He
might just be ready to crush that dark wall in front of you into a million
pieces. The light is just ahead.
May the
God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may
overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13
Dear Father in heaven,
We can’t do this alone. We need each other. We need You. Give
us hope today as we continue to learn to trust You even through the darkest
times in our lives. Give us the right people at just the right time. We lean on
Your perfect love in this imperfect world.
In Jesus name,
Amen
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