Clarity

Greetings friends, I have managed to make my way back to my blog after a long absence. It has been quite a ride since we last communicated. I will not bore you with the details of my absence or tribulations other than to say "life happens...". Yes life happens and most commonly with and through those that are closest to you.

Apostle James tells us to ask for wisdom when we encounter life's tribulations. Yes wisdom is what we need. Wisdom in our relationships especially with the ones that are generally trusted and have more information about you and that are closest to you. Due to the lack of wisdom and unsanctified grace in our relationships we often discover the sad situation of false friends and true enemies. (see Psalms 55:12-14)

The bible says wisdom helps bring understanding that leads us to trust in Him. And through trust in Christ and the embracing of suffering and forgiveness in difficult times we can experience the great comfort of the Holy Spirit and clarity in our soul.


"I know better than to not trust God. But sometimes , I forget that"

When we are in the midst of an experience , it is easy to forget that there is a Plan. Sometimes, all we can see is today. If we were to watch only two minutes of the middle of a television program, it would make little sense. It would be a disconnected event.

If we were to watch a weaver sewing a tapestry for only a few moments, and focused on only a small piece of the work, it would not look beautiful. It would look like a few peculiar threads randomly placed.

How often we use that same, limited perspective to look at our life--especially when we are going through a difficult time.

We can learn to have perspective when we are going through those confusing, difficult learning times. When we are being pelleted by events that make us feel, think, and question, we are in the midst of learning something important.

We can trust that something valuable is being worked out in us--even when things are difficult, even when we cannot get our bearings. Insight and clarity do not come until we have mastered our lesson and wisdom and faith has come.

Faith is like a muscle. It must be exercised to grow strong. Repeated experiences of having to trust what we can't see and repeated experiences of learning to trust that things will work out, are what makes our faith muscles grow strong. With that strength clarity comes.