I have had a lot of unknowns come into my life lately. And, through it all, I have yet to feel real discouragement. Yes, I have found confusion, but never once have I felt hopeless. And the reason for this you might ask? No doubt in my mind. It's because of my faith in my Father, Jesus.
It states in Proverbs, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways, acknowledge Him and He will direct your paths."
How beautiful is it that in a life of unknowns, we are still loved and directed by the one who knows all?
I don't understand why I am in pain sometimes.
I don't understand why those I love can hurt me.
I don't understand why we cannot show love to those who are unloved.
I don't understand why as a history major, I have to know statistics.
I don't understand why life only gets harder with age.
But the thing is, God's understanding is not based on our own, and thank goodness for that! In a life of uncertainty, have faith in this: God understands. He knows your pain. He knows your fears. He knows your doubts. But He also knows unexpressable joy.
Have faith in that.
No matter what life throws at you, understand that although our understanding only goes so far, God's never ends. And when we have faith in that, he will direct our paths.
Not if he feels like it. Not only on Sundays. He WILL direct our paths.
I hope that this has encouraged you as it has me. I know that life is hard, and sometimes uncertain. But have joy in the fact that we don't always understand, because we serve a risen Savior who does.
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