I'm often in a hole.
Some time in my life where I don't know what's going on and whatever it is, I don't like it. Tears and darkness and such. Really deep, dark holes.
Often, I focus my whole existence on getting out of these holes. I can't thrive inside there. I can't create until I'm out in the sunlight again. Then, when I'm stuck in these pits for weeks, months - I'm totally disabled. I can't function.
But I'm starting to realize that I need to have more trust while I'm floundering in these holes. Did I ever consider that maybe I'm supposed to be in here? Was thriving in the dark ever an option?
After all, my favorite verse is Jeremiah 29:11. "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord. "Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future." Doesn't that say that God is in control and knows what's going on? Shouldn't I trust him with my very life, my everyday? When I'm in the hole, it's easy to forget.
The reality, though, is that even the dark times have a purpose. Think about the story of Daniel in the lion's den (Daniel 6).
God did the biggest miracles in the pit.
In a deep, dark, sealed pit full of lions.
That story wouldn't be half as powerful above ground, in the safety of the light. Without the hole and the lions, there wasn't much to save Daniel from. God used these things to bring a whole nation to know Him. Because of the miracle, the king believed.
When you're in a dark pit, don't lie down and let the monsters consume you. Wait on God, and thrive in the dark. Rejoice wherever you are. Don't wait to feel better before you seek God, make art, etc. Live in the place you are - really live. Because you are alive.
Take heart, these struggles will not be in vain. You will come out with more than you had before, not less.
It's okay to be a sieve, sometimes.
Full of holes, seemingly useless - but God puts you through it anyway. He knows you'll come out better, more pure. More whole.
You'll have a story to tell, people to inspire, and an even better love of the light.
My dear friends, don't be afraid of the dark. Embrace it and trust that someday, the sun will rise again.
Some time in my life where I don't know what's going on and whatever it is, I don't like it. Tears and darkness and such. Really deep, dark holes.
Often, I focus my whole existence on getting out of these holes. I can't thrive inside there. I can't create until I'm out in the sunlight again. Then, when I'm stuck in these pits for weeks, months - I'm totally disabled. I can't function.
But I'm starting to realize that I need to have more trust while I'm floundering in these holes. Did I ever consider that maybe I'm supposed to be in here? Was thriving in the dark ever an option?
After all, my favorite verse is Jeremiah 29:11. "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord. "Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future." Doesn't that say that God is in control and knows what's going on? Shouldn't I trust him with my very life, my everyday? When I'm in the hole, it's easy to forget.
The reality, though, is that even the dark times have a purpose. Think about the story of Daniel in the lion's den (Daniel 6).
God did the biggest miracles in the pit.
In a deep, dark, sealed pit full of lions.
That story wouldn't be half as powerful above ground, in the safety of the light. Without the hole and the lions, there wasn't much to save Daniel from. God used these things to bring a whole nation to know Him. Because of the miracle, the king believed.
When you're in a dark pit, don't lie down and let the monsters consume you. Wait on God, and thrive in the dark. Rejoice wherever you are. Don't wait to feel better before you seek God, make art, etc. Live in the place you are - really live. Because you are alive.
“For he is the living God(Daniel 6:26-27)
and he endures forever;
his kingdom will not be destroyed,
his dominion will never end.
He rescues and he saves;
he performs signs and wonders
in the heavens and on the earth.
He has rescued Daniel
from the power of the lions.”
Take heart, these struggles will not be in vain. You will come out with more than you had before, not less.
It's okay to be a sieve, sometimes.
Full of holes, seemingly useless - but God puts you through it anyway. He knows you'll come out better, more pure. More whole.
You'll have a story to tell, people to inspire, and an even better love of the light.
My dear friends, don't be afraid of the dark. Embrace it and trust that someday, the sun will rise again.
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