Fog

A few years ago we were asked to help move some close friends across the state.  We loaded our truck and trailer with their stuff and headed out early the next day.  The stretch of road that we had to drive was a dangerous stretch on its own without the addition of heavy fog.  This was no ordinary heavy fog.  This was the kind of fog that didn't allow you to see past the hood of your vehicle.  And we had almost 60 miles of this!!

As Josh drove (slowly and carefully) there were some that passed him in this blinding fog.  Josh had driven this road many times but still was very unsure of the road.  He kept his eyes on the painted lines that delineated the lanes and the shoulder.  We eventually made it through the fog to clear driving.  It took us more time but we arrived safe.

Psalms 119:105

 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

How often are we trying to race to the end of our journey?  How often do we lose sight of the roadway due to obstacle, people, or situations?  What in our lives could we consider a blinding fog that inhibits our vision and threatens our life if we were to misstep?  Fortunately for us, God knows this and has made provision for us.  But, we have to know where to look.

We need to look into His Word.  Not only crack open our Bibles but read....DEEPLY....and allow the light of the Holy Scriptures to illuminate our lives.  His Word has the answer to everything we could ever face.

However, our problem comes because His Word doesn't give us all the answers or all the directions or all the steps UP FRONT!!  This can be huge problem!  It would be much easier for us to have all the steps lined out for us to see and know where they were.

But, what would we do is we could see all the steps?  What would you have to say to God if you saw this marital crisis/ affair/ prodigal spouse/ the world is falling apart around you from the beginning.  I have a feeling that all of us would have some very serious words for Him expressing our extreme disapproval.  We would veto all the steps that were dangerous or questionable and replace them with ones that made us feel better.

If that is what God wanted us to experience...a life of ease without complete trust in Him...He would have made our steps like that and then show them to us for us to approve.

But, that's not what God wanted.  He wants us to trust Him and His Word.  His Word promises to illuminate the step that we are on.  Not the next 50 steps; not even the very next one.  Just the one that we are on.  Not that His Word cannot illuminate all of them; it can.  But, if He let all that light shine in an instant, we would not learn to trust Him.

And that is where He wants us.

We're not saying that He laid out this step for you.  This step your on...that we're on, too...could be the result of sin, our own wills, disobedience, or something else entirely.  But, His Word has the power to light it up so that you can make the proper decisions while on this step regardless of why you are here.

And that is what He wants from us.

Josh and Serena