The Wind Blows
Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him. Job 13:15
On some days the wind blows and we like a small tree bend at its force. We can’t control the winds that come into our lives, all we can do is react. Our hope must go beyond the force of the wind but to Him who controls the winds and waves that crash against our fragile lives.
Like Job, what other course can we have but trust in God? We can manage some irritants that come into our lives but what of those trials and tests that go beyond our strength? What of those things that we once trusted in but now they fail us, like health, income, or friends?
Some times the winds strips away that which we trust in. In a moment, a day, a few weeks that which once we placed our trust in is… gone. Are we happy, glad, joyful… no. We naturally are hurt, tearful, and depressed. And in brokenness of heart we may see the sheer awesomeness of our loving God.
For once the ‘elements of this world’ are gone we can then see more clearly… the love of God. A love that goes beyond emotional joy, tearful sadness, or a moment of depression. Fluffy religion is replaced by lasting trust, eternal hope, and a change of perspective… a changed heart.
God knows what you can stand. He comprehends the limits that you have, he placed them there. In love he sets in motion the winds that blow in your life, that strip away, that cleanse, and that strengthen your faith and trust in him.
On some days the wind blows and we like a small tree bend at its force. We can’t control the winds that come into our lives, all we can do is react. Our hope must go beyond the force of the wind but to Him who controls the winds and waves that crash against our fragile lives.
Like Job, what other course can we have but trust in God? We can manage some irritants that come into our lives but what of those trials and tests that go beyond our strength? What of those things that we once trusted in but now they fail us, like health, income, or friends?
Some times the winds strips away that which we trust in. In a moment, a day, a few weeks that which once we placed our trust in is… gone. Are we happy, glad, joyful… no. We naturally are hurt, tearful, and depressed. And in brokenness of heart we may see the sheer awesomeness of our loving God.
For once the ‘elements of this world’ are gone we can then see more clearly… the love of God. A love that goes beyond emotional joy, tearful sadness, or a moment of depression. Fluffy religion is replaced by lasting trust, eternal hope, and a change of perspective… a changed heart.
God knows what you can stand. He comprehends the limits that you have, he placed them there. In love he sets in motion the winds that blow in your life, that strip away, that cleanse, and that strengthen your faith and trust in him.
posted by Michael Byrd at 1:21 PM
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