JOURNEYING.....A JOURNEY WITH
GOD
A young girl looks out at her life and wonders what direction
she is to take...she feels alone and in the midst of a moment of
struggle, her heart seeks out enough to say - O God, if you are
there, help me.......
an older man reflects upon his accomplishments to date and
thinks about the times in his life when there have been some
crowning moments of glory - like a retired sports star that tells
the story of the great goal, his remininsing and the story that
goes with it no longer has the appeal it once had and he looks at
his life and utters - Okay God, what now.....
An older woman thinks about her life - her relationships - her
life has wonderful strengths - children whom she loves,
grandchildren - toddlers in her life that she is able to bend to
get and yet, she realizes that she has some get up and go, but it
has slowed down a bit.........she also knows moments of loneliness
and as she sits in her livingroom chair, she looks out the street
and wonders, - God, are you there..........
A set of parents look down at their child - it is wonderful and
amazing as they gaze at her eyes, hearing her coo, it is magical
and indescribable.....and in moments of reflection, it is also
scary.....it was just the two of them, but now, a whole new
person, relying on them and they whisper a prayer - God, come and
be with us......
The people of Israel who come out of EGYPT wondered many things
- fear - they also wondered where was GOD....AND GOD WAS THERE.
A man was caught in his house in a flood. He began praying to
God to rescue him. He had a vision in his head of God's hand
reaching down from heaven and lifting him to safety. The water
started to rise in his house. He heard a neighbor honking his horn
outside in a pick-up truck. The neighbor was yelling at the man to
come on and he would give him a ride to safety. The man yelled
back. It's Ok, I am waiting for God to save me. The neighbor drove
off. The man continued to pray and hold his vision as the waters
began rising in his house. He had to climb up to his roof on the
house. He continued to pray for God to rescue him. He believed
with all his heart that God would reach out that hand and lift him
away. As he was sitting on his roof praying, a boat came by with
some people heading for safe ground. They yelled at the man to
grab a rope they would throw him and they would take him with
them. He yelled back that it was ok, he was waiting for God to
save him. They shook their heads and moved on. The man continued
to pray, believing with all his heart that he would be saved by
God. The flood waters continued to rise and were near the top of
the roof now. A helicopter flew up and a voice came over a
loudspeaker telling the man they would lower a ladder and take him
off the roof. The man waved the helicopter away, yelling that he
was waiting for God to save him. The helicopter took off. The man
continued to pray and hold fast to his vision of God's hand
reaching down to him, but the waters were now coming over the roof
and caught him up and swept him away. He drowned. The man was then
brought into heaven and to the very the foot of God. He asked God,
WHY did you not save me?. I believed in you with all my heart and
I THOUGHT YOU WOULD BE THERE WITH ME...... WHY did you let me
drown?. God replied: I sent you a pick-up truck, you refused that.
I sent you a boat, you refused that. I sent you a helicopter, you
refused that. I was with you then as I am with you now.
Our Life’s are journey’s always with the constant LORD AND
LOVER OF OUR SOULS who created us, who in making us secured that
we would never journey alone. Will we have trails and challenges -
sunny days of elation and raining days of sadness - YES - but we
also have GOD HERE.
I have had trails in my life - even the past couple of weeks
has been stressful as I endeavour to love in the midst of
circumstances - and what has enabled me to get through is that I
know that I face whatever I face not alone - but with God.
