Knowing that He's moving at all sometimes becomes the central piece of faith we need to keep ourselves moving. The courage to not quit, to not settle for immediate pleasure that brings happiness back for only a moment, often depends on our conviction that God is moving, that we are being taken to an experience of ectasy along a path of suffering, that there is no other way to get there.It feels extremely hard these days for me live this way but I feel more willing than ever to live in the pain of life's circumstances for the sake of knowing my God better. Life is such a rollercoaster, one moment I am wanting desperately to find relief and the next praying that God might be found in the midst of it. Living faithfully may sound easy but sometimes it feels nearly impossible to believe that God is still actively pursueing me. I guess that is why it is called faith.
Shattered Dreams, Larry Crabb
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
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...the substance of things 'hoped for'. ...the evidence of things 'not seen'. I think you are saying these sentences in your words, 'it feels nearly impossible to believe that God is still actively pursuing me'. May your 'faith'fulness continue, Dawn. He IS with you.
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