The opening quote took me to those fighting major uphill battles at this time.
My morning prayer list is full of such people.
What happens when it doesn’t seem like God is shining His promises on our problems?
If this is the case, we need to step back and look at life through an eternal lens, a lens that is full of promises.
As human beings, we want to see God’s promises fulfilled in the here and now. Especially the promise from Jeremiah 29:11, when He says, “I know the plans I have for you, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.”
We want to be cured of our disease in the here and now.
We want our burdens to disappear now.
We desperately ask God, “Where are these plans you have for me, Lord? How about your Jeremiah 29:11 promises of welfare, a future, and hope?”
If you’ve asked these questions and had these feelings–you are not alone.
I have a son whom I’ve prayed and prayed for God to work a miracle on him so he could talk and let us know what he’s thinking and how he feels–it hasn’t happened yet. There are times I look into his eyes and grow sad thinking of the prison cell he’s living in. He has so much to talk about but can’t.
Then my thoughts wander to the eternal, and a beautiful promise found in Revelation 21:3-4 that I firmly hold in my heart, “I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, ‘Look, God’s home is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them. He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever.'”
Gone forever means gone forever–a promise that shines a magnificent ray of light on Jordan’s temporary inability to talk.
P.E.A.C.E.
Jay@EagleLaunch.com
