No matter how much you realize that things are simply part of the journey, you can't help but wish that the journey looked different. You wish that things were easier, a straight and narrow path without the twists and turns, hills and valleys. Yet the hills and the valleys help define who we are.
Sometimes the journey is a lonely one. No matter how many people tell you they support you (that's really wonderful to hear), truly it's a journey you have to walk alone. The one thing we realize through these dark seasons is that we are truly not alone. God is with us. God is as faithful as He ever has been.
The journey of life is paved with lots of sweat and tears. Our tears water the seed that has been planted. The most important thing to remember is that we must not lose heart. This whole things started with the heart and it will end with the heart. God has always been concerned about the heart of man.
We have no control as to what the journey brings our way. Sometimes circumstances are the mallet that is used to chisel away our rough edges to create the most attractive and beautiful piece of pottery.
So I'm looking for a miracle, believing for a miracle, seeking the face of God for His Divine Prophetic Mandate for my life. I am trusting His lead. I am trying not to get the cart before the horse...or better yet.... I'm trying not to get myself in the lead position ahead of God.
In the end of this whole picture, my love for God never waivers. I still love God even though loss has been very evident in the last two years. I still love God even though my niece faces a battle of her own. I still love God through my journey of sickness. The bottom line is this: I still love God.
"Our tears water the seed that has been planted"
ReplyDeleteI must have a whole lot of gardens as there has been many tears!!