Wait for the Lord

[marcb]

In the midst of my obsessions, this was a fantastic reminder of God's nature. I had to share...

Isaiah 40: 28-31:

Have you not known? Have you not heard?

The LORD is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He does not faint or grow weary;
his understanding is unsearchable.
He gives power to the faint,
and to him who has no might he increases strength.
Even youths shall faint and be weary,
and young men shall fall exhausted;
but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their
strength;
they shall mount up with wings like eagles;
they shall run and not be weary;
they shall walk and not faint.

 

[Kazkoss]

Often I close my mind to things I know to be true when I am fretting about God forgiving me and loving me. For example, I know that God took away my depression and anxiety one day, instantly, in answer I think to my sister's prayer. I'm sure the Holy Spirit spoke to my heart once. Yet when I am stressing and doubting, it's like I choose to forget these things. Sometimes they seem unreal, along with everything else, including God Himself, not to mention God the Holy Spirit which I cannot wrap my head around and find difficult to believe in.

 

[marcb]

Your honesty is admirable, Kazkoss. I also fret often about God forgiving me and loving me. However, the more you learn about God and His nature through the Word, the more is revealed. He is LOVING, FORGIVING, PATIENT AND KIND.

God's existence is overwhelming, and in times of stress and doubt, His distance can seem so great. God may even seem unreal to you during these times. I picture God swirling around you in the times you doubt his existence, waiting to bless you. Next time you doubt (even if it's just ocd or stress), look around. Be a detective and you will see the Lord at work.

The Trinity and presence of the Holy Spirit is difficult for anyone to wrap their minds around. Once we "figure God out" with our human minds, we are no longer talking about God. At some point we rest in faith.

May you have a genuine encounter with the Living God today, my friend. You may have to seek it. He continues to seek you. Marc

I pray the eyes of your heart would be enlightened, so that you might know the hope of His calling, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and the incomparably great power for us who believe. Ephesians 1:18-19