I don't know that any thought I may share this morning is ever so profound but some days I think I should say something about something, even if only to myself. Many days I find that I have more questions than answers anyhow.
There are days I find my thoughts are just confusing other thoughts so hopefully this doesn't just add to the confusion.
As I look at life with an ever present question mark, there are things that I know are certain. I know that my God has protected and loved me through every single moment. I know this just as I know the sun will rise in the morning. But only because I have asked the questions and believe the evidence.
If I am certain this is true then I can proceed without being paralyzed by fear. What evidence is there that my fear has ever protected or loved me? If I am certain of this then any dark path through the forest could be a new adventure. When I can't see where I'm going, it could be viewed with excitement for what's around the corner. But I pause. I feel uncertain. I feel resistant to take another step. I don't know what or who I may find in that forest. Fear sets in.
Confusion between what I feel and what I know. I take another step and come across something new. When something is new there is no way to determine if it's a good thing or not until I have some experience with it. So I must lay it beside some other thought I am certain of. God will work all things for good. My evidence says eventually. This implies that I must also believe that His timing is for my good as well.
Maybe when I assess that the path through the forest is to be feared or that it is not good, it might not be so much about not knowing where I'm going. Maybe it is solely because I don't know where I've been. It is easy to forget that I don't have to walk with fear. To forget that God can be trusted as unchangeable, His faithfulness in my small little world, always always remains.
To trust when I don't know, is directly related to trusting what I already know. If I cast aside or bury what I've already been given, why would I be given more?
Thank You God that it doesn't matter what comes across the path. Thank You for reminding me of Your love and protection over where I've been, for Your unchanging nature, so I can trust that You remain faithful to continue. When I can not see what is around the next corner, I can keep walking because of Your faithfulness. (not my own)
The path will always hold evidence of Your faithfulness, please give me the willingness to keep my eyes open and allow Your light into the darkness.
There are days I find my thoughts are just confusing other thoughts so hopefully this doesn't just add to the confusion.
As I look at life with an ever present question mark, there are things that I know are certain. I know that my God has protected and loved me through every single moment. I know this just as I know the sun will rise in the morning. But only because I have asked the questions and believe the evidence.
If I am certain this is true then I can proceed without being paralyzed by fear. What evidence is there that my fear has ever protected or loved me? If I am certain of this then any dark path through the forest could be a new adventure. When I can't see where I'm going, it could be viewed with excitement for what's around the corner. But I pause. I feel uncertain. I feel resistant to take another step. I don't know what or who I may find in that forest. Fear sets in.
Confusion between what I feel and what I know. I take another step and come across something new. When something is new there is no way to determine if it's a good thing or not until I have some experience with it. So I must lay it beside some other thought I am certain of. God will work all things for good. My evidence says eventually. This implies that I must also believe that His timing is for my good as well.
Maybe when I assess that the path through the forest is to be feared or that it is not good, it might not be so much about not knowing where I'm going. Maybe it is solely because I don't know where I've been. It is easy to forget that I don't have to walk with fear. To forget that God can be trusted as unchangeable, His faithfulness in my small little world, always always remains.
To trust when I don't know, is directly related to trusting what I already know. If I cast aside or bury what I've already been given, why would I be given more?
Thank You God that it doesn't matter what comes across the path. Thank You for reminding me of Your love and protection over where I've been, for Your unchanging nature, so I can trust that You remain faithful to continue. When I can not see what is around the next corner, I can keep walking because of Your faithfulness. (not my own)
The path will always hold evidence of Your faithfulness, please give me the willingness to keep my eyes open and allow Your light into the darkness.