Scripture: Psalm 77:19-20
Journal: What is God leading you through, rather than around or away
from these days? How is he asking
you to trust him?
Reflection:
The spiritual journey is not an easy one. It is a deep work of the heart and soul. It requires every ounce of us. It requires absolute trust and total surrender. It requires that we be willing to face, and
walk through, our stuff. As a
wise saint once said, “There is no way out, only through.” That is how God forms his life in us, by
leading us through. It is not a
journey for the faint of heart. His path
always seems to lead through the sea, rather than around or away from
it. His way always seems to take us through
the mighty waters, where we must trust his heart and his hand to deliver
us. It asks us to being willing to
embrace our pain and our sorrow and our struggle rather than avoiding, denying,
or medicating it. Life with him requires
us to have the courage to enter the cocoon of transformation, to enter into the
belly of the whale. It requires us to
step into the chaos of the seas and the mighty waters with only his hand to
protect and sustain us. So whatever the
chaos that might lie before us today, may we always be aware that he is in the
midst of it, and that he will lead us through it in a way that does
something extraordinarily beautiful in our hearts and souls.
Prayer
Closing
Prayer: O God! Your way is holy! No god is great like
God! You’re the God who makes things happen; you showed everyone what you can
do—You pulled your people out of the worst kind of trouble, rescued the
children of Jacob and Joseph. (Psalm 77:13-15, The Message)
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