Walking by Faith, Not by Sight
Janet Perez Eckles
Reblogged 4/8/23
Sometimes in the privacy of our heart and in the silence of our loneliness, we want to pour out what aches inside. Even when no one knows, our soul cries out:
Lord, sometimes my days seem like an endless echo of distant drums
Tormenting my soul and whispering sounds of sorrow.
My hours pass like homeless beggars, aimlessly shuffling to and fro searching for shelter
I thirst for company, for comfort, for words to quench my parched soul.
Minutes drag and mock me with more sounds of loneliness like sips of bitter poison
And the tomorrow’s laugh at what my destiny holds.
Will time creep by until I reach the end?
And though people all around crowd in on me
Still loneliness juts through like weeds in an empty and abandoned field.
But this morning, after a black sleepless night
A stranger visited me—
A glimpse of light from the horizon.
As if the sun rose within me,
Your Words Lord, the same ones that had been lost in the web of confusion
broke free to brush against my soul.
Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I call to you all day long. Bring joy to your servant, for to you, O Lord, I lift up my soul. You are forgiving and good, O Lord, abounding in love to all who call to you. Hear my prayer, O LORD; listen to my cry for mercy. In the day of my trouble, I will call to you, for you will answer me. (Psalm 86:3)
Because…
…the resurrection happened, because the tomb is empty and because Jesus is not only alive, but radiant with life-giving hope, the enemies of desperation, fear, anxiety, and loneliness have no power. None is a match to the power of Jesus who conquered death. And death is what awaits to those negative emotions that we cast to Him because He cares.
He cares enough to know the ache even before it started. He knows the details that feed the secret pain. And He even knows the degree of comfort and the amount of reassurance we desperately need.
And when we lift our head from the pillow of searing loneliness, the Son shines through, and hope dawns once again, peace filters through the window of our soul. And before we realize it, joy dances in the melody of His Word, the one that’s singing to you now.
… those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. (Isaiah 40:31)
In righteousness you will be established: Tyranny will be far from you; you will have nothing to fear. Terror will be far removed; it will not come near you. (Isaiah 54:14)
Let’s Pray
Father, I praise and thank You for the comfort of knowing my life, my days, my steps, my ears and loneliness are firmly placed in the hands of your unending love.
When do you hear God’s comforting words?
Janet
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