“The Lord your God has increased your population, making you as numerous as the stars!”
Deuteronomy 1:10 NLT
—and so I wonder how many things God has promised that I won’t actually get to fully see in my lifetime. Im not sure how I feel about that!
It’s a strange tension, isn’t it? Do I trust in God’s faithfulness even when I don’t see the outcome. Abraham had to believe without seeing. Moses led and led to the very end without ever entering the promise land. The Israelites received what generations before them only dreamed of.
I am just not sure how this all makes me feel. There are so many prayers I’ve prayed, things I’ve hoped for and promises I cling to. Some I’ve seen come to pass. Many things I still hope for and believe will come to pass. Today reminds me there are some I may never see with my own eyes.
God is faithful. I believe it. I lean on it.
I know the road is long. There are so many things I don’t understand. I am living a life very different than I imagined. His promises definitely are not bound by my timeline or my ability to grasp them.
I think Im understanding in this moment the challenge is to keep walking in faith—to trust that what He’s spoken, He will do. When I don’t see it yet...if I never do...faith isn’t about seeing—it’s about believing that the One who promised is good, is trustworthy, and is always faithful. That's the bottom line.
As I sit here feeling very unsettled, I still cannot imagine my life without Christ. No matter how hard things may be or how hard they may get, I never want to do life without Him.
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