DAWNS BETWEEN

When light intrudes into the darkness of thought, it isn’t always immediately one that produces a redemptive glow. We can see the faint flicker of God’s hope and provision, yet be left confused because it doesn’t purge our lives of every shadow or the moment of consuming night.

Dawn unto the body arrives, predictably and regularly. We can easily miss the miracle or take it for granted. How often we simply never even give it a thought.

A dawn for the soul is more precise and hard to forget. However it doesn’t always come when we expect it and sometimes we don’t even recognize it till after it takes place.

The process of seeing with the spirit can be difficult. There are occasions we can easily make errors in our grasp of such revelation if we base our reaction only on first impression.

Eventually, with God’s help the truer light will be revitalized in our thinking. We shall gaze at it’s real light and rejoice.

Once we do though there are often the times that follow when we end up between such dawns. It is as if we are expected to take whatever lesson we were meant to learn and apply it in our lives.

Such ravines of thought and site aren’t intended as a curse or punishment. They shouldn’t be regarded as such either if we are willing to listen for God’s voice to help us be guided to his purposes.

My wife and I are in the process of going through a transition in our lives. It will be a very special blessing once it is realized and fulfilled. We had made our plans accordingly for how this change will touch our lives.

Then last week we received some unexpected news in terms of a new burden that will come on our shoulders. It won’t ruin the blessing, just give it a different perspective. This was one of those times when God took us in different direction than we presumed.

The big struggle is adjusting to the awareness of how we must surrender to God’s will for this situation. It doesn’t mean sacrificing the blessing. However it does mean we have to be aware that God’s purpose in this situation takes priority over our desires. That can be difficult when you are reaching for that pot of gold at the end of the rainbow and only discover if you find it the Lord expects you to use it differently than you had dreamed.

Thus with blessing comes the awesome duty of obedience. Some rebel in such situations and excuse that disobedience for a variety of reasons. As for my wife and I, well we’ll continue between the dawns in faith and trust to the Lord for the new one when he brings it.