Have you ever been in a sand storm before? If you have, you know that while inside the storm you cannot see anything. You may even put your hand up right in front of your face and not be able to see it. It is not until you get above the storm that you can see around you with clarity. This was the introduction to a lesson on telescopes that I taught to my students during an astronomy unit. As soon as I read it from the textbook, I immediately felt as though God had chosen that moment to speak to me.
Whenever we are in a situation that is unpleasant to us, we can never see how it will end or the light at the end of the tunnel. It is just like the saying "You can't see the forest for the trees". We are too busy in our mess and looking at our mess that it is impossible to see the solution when so often it is right in front of us. Similar to the Children of Israel who were so "stiffnecked" and grumbling in the wilderness, taking 40 years to complete a journey that was supposed to take only 40 days.
Does this sound like you? Are you currently in a situation that is so dusty and sandy that you can't see clearly in front of you? Whenever this has happened, do not be consumed by your mess and blinded by the sand that so thickly prohibits your vision. You must listen to God, for he wants to elevate you above your situation. Once you look up and rise above your current, temporary position then can you see clearly where God is trying to move you. So what does this mean? I want to encourage you to let God elevate you in the midst of your trials. Just when your thoughts are overcrowded with your current condition and all the hell that's going on around you, rise above it all and look to God. Then will you be able to see clearly and get to a place of peace and understanding where you can follow God and He will lead you where He wants you to go.
Praying Blessings Upon You All,
Pretty Divine
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