Are you weathering a storm and it seems that everything is in darkness right now? Then Go SEEK Him who is the WAY, the TRUTH and the LIGHT. “No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.” Do we know by experience the reassuring comfort that this verse from 1 Corinthians 10:13 promises and brings?
“I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me” as I read this verse in Acts 26:13, I was reminded of how many times when the “tempests of my life seemed like sea billows that rolled” the Lord made it known to me that He was there. God made it plainly seen literally, one day as our boat in one of the missionary trips I joined, was temporarily lost at sea (somewhere in the infamous Tablas Strait). After what seemed then to be an endless amount of time, has passed, we finally saw the faint flicker of light from some of the houses along the shores of Carabao Island in Romblon. These guided our battered yet sturdy intact little boat ashore.
How often also have I found HIM to be there in and during the “dark ages” of my life? Many times I was tempted to lose heart and to “remove the thorn myself,” I wanted to solve my problem – my way! God has taught me through the years that to do things my way will lead only lead to hurt and destruction. However, when I leave these situations in the hands of an ALL knowing and ALL powerful God, and face these trials in His strength, then He will pave the way for me to “escape” the trial or give me grace to “endure” it. Ipb.040111
“Beloved, never try to get out of a dark place except in God’s timing and in His way. A time of trouble and darkness is meant to teach you lessons you desperately need. Premature deliverance may circumvent God’s work of grace in your life. Commit the entire situation to Him, and be willing to abide in darkness, knowing He is present.” LBCowman, Streams in the Desert
“It is better to walk in the dark with God, than to walk alone in the light.” The Still Small Voice
“Come to the Light, ‘tis shining for thee
Sweetly the Light has dawned upon me;
Once I was blind, but now I can see
The Light of the world (MY world) IS JESUS!” PPBliss
