The first quote came from listening to Ravi Zacharias on the radio. If you've never heard him teach and speak on God, you really should check him out. I find him so interesting and enjoy listening to the RZIM radio program on my way to church Sunday mornings. Anyways, Mr. Zacharias quoted from a poem written by Minnie Louise Haskins. It was actually a line from her poem spoken by King George VI at the end of his Christmas address to Great Britian in 1939 that Ravi was referencing. The country was in the middle of World War 2, living with bombs and air raid sirens daily.
It goes like this: And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year: "Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown." And he replied: "Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the Hand of God. That shall be to you better than light and safer than a known way."
What an amazing way to see things! We are better to step out onto a darkened path with our hand in the Lords, than to be on a brightly lit, familiar road of our own making. We are safer anywhere and anytime with the Lord, even if we haven't a clue what He is doing. From the Unshakeable Trust book by Joyce Meyer, "Our peace of mind rests on whether or not we are willing to trust the God's will is better than ours, even if we don't understand it." Can we give a resounding "yes" to that statement? I'd like to, but if I am honest, well......maybe a resounding "sometimes" is more accurate.
These little gems that the Lord sprinkles on our days are so sweet, so special. Each a building block in our relationship with Him, building that unshakeable foundation of faith in our lives. It takes practice to see some of the smaller blocks, but that is what we learn as we grow. As the Lord works in our lives, our hearts and eyes become more open to His presence and His touches upon our lives.
From a book I read this week by Joy Ohagwu: "Jesus was never in a boat that didn't make it to the other side." Something to think about.
How beautiful You are Lord, how caring and kind. Always the right words, always the love shown. No matter in trouble, no matter in chastening, no matter in blessings and peace, You are always there. Always at work, always moving us toward Your best. Lord, give us eyes and hearts to see, wills to cooperate and not fight Your leading. I struggle with this so much...always wanting my own way, my own plan. Help me to lay it down. Help me to follow only You. I pray that for us all. I echo Paul's prayer for all of us in Ephesians 3:16-19 I pray that from His glorious, unlimited resources He will empower you with inner strength through His Spirit. Then Christ will make His home in your hearts as you trust in Him. Your roots will grow down into God's love and keep you strong. And may you have the power to understand, as all God's people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep His love is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.
Choose trust.
And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year: “Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.” And he replied: “Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the Hand of God. That shall be to you better than light and safer than a known way.”
So I went forth, and finding the Hand of God, trod gladly into the night. And He led me towards the hills and the breaking of day in the lone East.
So heart be still:
What need our little life
Our human life to know,
If God hath comprehension?
In all the dizzy strife
Of things both high and low,
God hideth His intention.
God knows. His will
Is best. The stretch of years
Which wind ahead, so dim
To our imperfect vision,
Are clear to God. Our fears
Are premature; In Him,
All time hath full provision.
Then rest: until
God moves to lift the veil
From our impatient eyes,
When, as the sweeter features
Of Life’s stern face we hail,
Fair beyond all surmise
God’s thought around His creatures
Our mind shall fill.
Minnie Lousie Haskins
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