7/29/2020
Revelation 1:7 “Behold, He cometh with
clouds.”
Then today in MUFHH, Chambers talks about
how God is connected with clouds or the trials of life. It seems paradoxical to
associate our loving almighty Father with such things, but as Chambers says, “It
is by those very clouds that the spirit of God is teaching us to walk by faith.”
A terrible way to learn any lesson, but the most profound lessons are hard won.
I know in my own life, the darker the clouds that loomed above or within me,
the more I relied on God, and the greater my faith became. The bigger my cloud,
the more rooted and simpler my faith grew. I learned that a prayer crying out
to God is different than one spoken meekly and politely. It is the rawness of
prayer, the kind that brings you to your knees, that sheds all pretense and
formality, until nothing is left but an honest heart that knows it cannot survive
outside of total reliance on God.
I wish I could heal every pain past, present,
and future for these wonderful people I love, but only God can do that. All I can
do is be there for them and pray. Above me on my wall sits a plaque that I love
about prayer. It says…
To Pray
Is to
Laugh
Whistle
Dance on happy
feet
Sing
Shout
And jump higher
than ever before.
But it is also to
Whisper
Wonder
Stumble in dark
places
Cry
Scream
Or just
Hold a tired head
in tired hands and wait…
Prayer
Is our tired
Reaching out to
the One who
Holds us closer
& loves us more
Than we would dare
imagine
For my sweet family of five, please know
that I am sending you all much love, and holding you all up mightily in prayer.
2 comments:
Well, I can honestly say my family's prayer helped my husband and I this past week. My pain is gone. My husband's back is better but he is still struggling like the rest of the world to overcome the anxiety that our current world situation is in. It appears that the anxiety has lessened too because he has gone back to work.
Yes, there are many clouds in our life. Reaching out to others for prayer and assistance to get through the difficult times is part of being a Christian.
I am thankful for your blog because it reminds us daily that any struggle, adversity, unhappiness,or mourning can be overcome it only we rely on God's Grace to get us through.
Oh Lehann my heart - I can’t even - your words are beautiful and today just before I got the call about my nephew - the clouds were so very dark and full and it was supposed to be a bright sunny day no clouds but oh my Lehann the clouds were there.
And I feel for my family they will remain for some time but thank you for your love and your support and prayers. I love you ♥️♥️
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