In the Unknown

Charles Spurgeon once said “If I know that Jesus lives for me, then darkness is not dark: even the night is light about me.” Do you ever feel like the path in front of you is dark and you can’t see where you are going? It feels like darkness is all around and seems like God is far away. I had a dream that I was driving a car and it was completely dark. I was on the road going pretty fast but I felt as though I was blind, I could see nothing in front of me. I could sense the woods around me and I was fearful of all of the things I could run into but I couldn’t stop. It’s easy to worry about all of the things that can go wrong when you have no vision of where you are going. For some reason, I kept driving even though I was afraid. It was terrifying but suddenly in front of me the sky turned a brilliant red as the sun began to rise. I could see where I was and I was safe. Isn’t that how life is? Sometimes we don’t see what God has planned for us and it feels as though we are driving blindly down life’s mountainous roads destined to crash. But He is there, like the sun rising, the true Son never fails to light our paths. His shows up in a mighty way and relief washes over us. The truth is, even in the dark, He’s never left us. In the silence, He’s still there. Psalm 18:28 says “...my God turns my darkness into light.” This gives us rays of hope. He will show up when we don’t know what to do and in His beautiful light we will see Him clearly and will know we are safe. Dear Heavenly Father, thank you so much for going before us and keeping us on the right path when we are unsure of what is ahead. Please give us peace and remind us that our darkness is not dark to you. Thank you for being our light and help us to discern Your will for us. If you have time, read Psalm 139.