As I look forward to a long surgery next Tuesday, followed by a longer and difficult recovery, I'm reminded that God is a God of the journey and in the journey. So, for those who are facing their own difficult journey in life right now, here is a bit of hope from WRESTLING WITH WONDER:
GOD IN THE JOURNEY
If God loves us, if he’s called us,
shouldn’t he smooth our path? Shouldn’t he make it easy to follow his will?
Apparently
not, because our God is the God of the journey. He is not the God of the easy
way. He has no easy button.
So
why do we think things like “If only I learned faster,” “What did I do to
deserve this?” “Why is God punishing me?” or “I must be doing something wrong” when
the journey is long and difficult, when we don’t arrive the moment we set out?
We
forget that he knows what he’s doing. He has planned our travels, foreseen our
journey. And there is a purpose in it. He travels with us. Within us.
Consider
the journeys of the major players in biblical history:
—Abraham
travels to the promised land.
—The
Israelites travel across the desert, and wander in it, after the exodus from Egypt.
—Ruth
travels to Israel and becomes the great-grandmother of King David.
—Daniel
travels to Babylon.
—Mary
travels to Bethlehem.
—Jesus
travels from his throne in heaven to the dark, jostling womb of a woman.
Because
God is the God of the journey and in the journey.
So we walk, we stumble, we run ...
and we remember: The journey matters. God is in it. He has planned it from long
ago that we might come to the place we need to be.
The
journey isn’t easy, but we are not alone.
God
is whispering in our ear: If there was another way to get you to where you need
to be, I would have taken it. This is the only path. This dusty, rocky road is
my will for you. Walk in it. Trust me, and travel to your Bethlehem. I am the
God of the journey. I am the God in the journey. Walk with me …
2 comments:
Will be praying for you, Marlo....and your family, too!
Blessings~~
Thank you, Jackie!
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