It happened to the Exodus people. They were overwhelmed by all the changes in their life, which seemed too difficult to manage. But. The day came where they turned to face what was in front of them and they saw God:
Moses instructed Aaron: "Tell the whole company of Israel: 'Come near to God. He's heard your complaints.'" When Aaron gave out the instructions to the whole company of Israel, they turned to face the wilderness. And there it was: the Glory of God visible in the Cloud.(Exodus 16: 9-10, The Message)Simple. Powerful. True. Turn around from all the stuff. Face what is in front of you. See God.
God is where He sends us. God will go ahead of us. God will work all things out.
Meanwhile, the moment we get tired in the waiting, God's Spirit is right alongside helping us along. If we don't know how or what to pray, it doesn't matter. He does our praying in and for us, making prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching groans. He knows us far better than we know ourselves, knows our pregnant condition, and keeps us present before God. That's why we can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good. (Romans 8: 26-28, The Message)God promises to work every detail into something good. God is faithful. The Spirit of God will pray in and for us, keeping us present before God.
So. What do we do to get out of the annoying . . . messy . . . wish-it-could-just-be-over kind of days?
Turn from the details of those kind of days . . . the realm of what we see without faith . . . to the divine realm that can only be seen through eyes of faith . . . turn to face God.
Learning to KickStart the day turning to face God,
Kerrie
(written by Kerrie L. Palmer © 2010 All Rights Reserved)