Journey to The Journey

The truth is, we can see the love of God all around us. From the care he took in creating us and the universe in which we live (Psalm 139:13-16, Psalm 19:1), to the way we have been designed to exist in fellowship with others (Genesis 2:18), to his gracious provision for our physical needs (air to breath, sunshine, rain to water the earth, food to eat, etc.) (Matthew 6:25-33), his loving care abounds. However, nowhere is his love manifested more fully than at the foot of the cross.

We may start out strong in our faith, but like Job, the longer our suffering persists, the more we become like whiny little children demanding, "How much longer!?!?!" It takes a mature believer to be able to wait patiently upon the Lord when everything in our lives feels like it is on fire! It takes an even more mature believer to accept that it may be part of God's plan that we never make it out of "the valley" on this side of eternity. That can be a tough pill to swallow. However, the more we allow ourselves to trust God, the more we resist our urge to "kick against the goads," and the more we can place our hope in the eternal over and above the temporal...the more we will experience the gospel-fueled growth that begets more growth