As I am writing this I am sitting at my parent's house in the middle of Texas when our family was scheduled to be landing in Haiti today. We had been anticipating this week, the bags were packed; all we had left were the goodbyes.
And then...
I, John, find myself with high liver counts, jaundice, and extremely weak. After the initial shock of the inability to return home (Haiti) for a unspecified amount of time, the internal questions became deafening.
"Are you serious? Why are we still here? What is the purpose?"
What about on YOUR own journey? Do things ever happen in your life and all you are left with is questions?
What are we to do with these questions?
Although the questions are very real we must be alert that they can become an assault by the evil one in attempt to steal OUR joy. As you look at the Spiritual armor in Ephesian 6, the "shield of faith" deflects the arrows of doubt that Satan throws our way. And what exactly is Satan trying to make us doubt?
That God's way is not the better way! Satan wants us to DOUBT GOD and trust ourselves, which truly only leads to MORE questions and a troubled spirit.
As I found myself giving into the questions earlier today, I turned to Genesis 1 for a reminder of the GOD I serve.
"In the beginning GOD CREATED the heavens and the earth." Genesis 1:1
Why is there ever reason a doubt when we serve a God described above?
May you find peace in our journey together as followers of the CREATOR!
I love you with all my heart honey and will continue to not need answers just trust that HE is in control and HE has a purpose. HE is all we need
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing that John :) it helps in more ways than you know. Praying for you all. You all are GREAT examples for me!!!! I love you all!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI don't think that things have ever gone exactly how they were planned to go, but usually God works something so much better in the long run. I think the hardest part is that the "long run" make take years and years to see. But we know this, that God is working! God has not forgotten you!
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