SAND

A symbol for time and image of desert. A source of dream castles and essence used to make glass.

It can be the place where building a foundation comes easy. But the end result may be disaster.

How easy it is to prefer the means that has less hardship. To be able to claim accomplishment without test.

However, without the help of the Lord nothing will ever end up a source of real blessing. No matter how easy it seems to create.

This is one of those aspects of faith that isn't always pleasant. Oh we don't always mind trusting the Lord when things are easy.

If the place we are asked to serve is soft sand and not rocky and difficult terrain. Such is the way of human nature.

The Lord always has a much higher purpose in such aspects. He isn't about making things easy just to please us.

Instead He will give us ground to train and prepare. It may not always look ideal and not seem the right choice.

However the Lord's wisdom will always prevail. We will see His hand made the right choice in due season.

Just reaching that point can be difficult. It can be so hard to actually embrace that choice if we see some nice sand elsewhere.

How easily our minds can convince ourselves that this is the perfect choice. And it might even work right up to the point things fall apart.

I wish I could say I had always learned that lesson. Even if later we decide we know, instincts will still say next time it will work our way.

Just part of the sad part of our way of dealing with faith on a human level. Then we must again learn.

This is never easy. For that is a hard pill to swallow if we dream of sand and get only rocks. Sooner or later the rocks will hopefully reach into our head.

That can take a life time for some. Others learn it quickly. The ones that do discover sand for its true worth.

The one that God intended.