When our hearts feel like dark places, we need this promise. We need to know that Jesus sees us stumbling around in the dark, and that he brings us hope.
He promises that the truth of his words will light our way until he returns.
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Every time I sweep my kitchen floor, I wonder the same thing: didn’t I just do this? How can there be this much dust/dirt/hair again already? The same thing happens at school. We sweep in the morning, and by afternoon we can fill another dustpan with crumbs, scraps, dried mud from the playground, used band-aids, and pieces of crayon. It’s disgusting.
And so is sin. God hates it. We hate it. But it keeps gathering in the corners of our minds and in the secret places of our hearts. It is hard to keep up with the messes we make.
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Last week I shared with you the story of how Bob and I were rescued from a rip current in Kauai. The memory is still fresh, my heart is still tender, and I’m still discovering things through all that happened about the way God takes care of his people.
This promise–God goes AHEAD OF us–is Part 2 of our story.
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Something was different–I could tell right away. After a couple of waves had crashed over our heads, my feet couldn’t touch the sand. We were moving rapidly away from the beach and we couldn’t get back. Panic took over. My body went completely weak, and my mind went blank for a moment. I had no idea what to do. I had only seconds to make the hardest decision of my life…
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But I wonder if that is what we often try to do with the holes in our hearts that are causing us pain and disappointment…
It might be that someone we depend on has betrayed our trust.
Or a dream has died.
Or things have taken an unexpected turn for the worse.
Or life just feels hard.
Or all of the above.
Photo by Toni Canaj: https://www.pexels.com/photo/little-girl-looking-through-heart-shaped-holes-in-small-shed-doors-13932561/
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Why do we hesitate to bring everything to Jesus? These questions seem to overshadow our faith sometimes:
Does he care? and Can he help?
All we have to do is look up and look around…
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