Life can be hard. Trials and heartaches, disappointments and uncertainty can trail behind us like a nagging shadow, casting it’s dismal gloom into our very souls. But rather than focusing on the impotent shadows, we must turn our gaze to the bright light that cast those shadows, recognizing that God allows difficulties in our lives to show His perfect sovereignty and remind us of our constant need of Him.
At the end of our lives, standing before Almighty God, I believe one of our greatest disappointments will be the missed opportunities to build our faith deeper on the perfect foundation that is Jesus Christ, surrendering to Him all that we think is so crucial to our happiness and fulfillment, and not fully trusting in His perfect, righteous, loving sovereignty.
But it isn’t too late! If we draw breath, we still have time! Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your heart!
I pray that God creates in His own an ever deepening well of hope that we may draw from when the brittle dryness of the hard circumstances of Life comes our way, so that rather than feeble doubt or weakened faith, we have a strengthened certainty and a prevailing Trust in the provision, protection and overarching purposes of our perfect, loving Savior. We must push doubt away, fall to our knees with confidence that our seedlings of faith in the form of prayer to Him is of great value to God’s heart.
And we must burrow further into His Word where precious jewels are hidden, a reward for those who tirelessly seek them with a heart that won’t give up the pursuit; for that is where the choicest sustenances lay, the richest feast that can feed a soul through the fiercest of droughts.
Marvel and find delight in the life giving words of our Heavenly Father who has entrusted them to any and all who seek Him, for our edification and reproof, enlightenment and encouragement, transformation and strength until the Day comes when our faith will no longer be needed, for it will at last, thanks be to Jesus, become sight! 🙌🏼🙏🏻🌿
