Gifts in Trials
The evening sunset filtered through dry, stick-like trees painted a picture reminiscent of the Sahara Desert. The thermometer hovered around 82 degrees today. In February. The record for today~85. Just two weeks ago, the temperature plummeted to 18 degrees at night~one degree away from the recorded low in the 1800s. With extreme cold and high temperatures and no rain, we are dry.
Yet in the midst of this desert, the Lord God has given us a reason to rejoice. He has made the sky his palette once more, filling it with crayon colors of raspberry, peach, salmon and pale orange.
This photo demonstrates how the Lord works in our lives. Trials will come, and the burdens seem grave. We trudge through the pain just pleading with the Lord to change our circumstances, change our lives, change those around us, change us–just get us out of this pit. And, then, while we are wallowing in the mud pit, He comes to meet us. He offers a hand to rest in, a heart to lean against, the comfort of His embrace, friends to encourage us. But so typical of the Lord, He offers us a gift~an unexpected blessing in the middle of our slime and gunk. A blessing that brings hope, light, peace, and an assurance that He is still with us and loves us.
“During the forty years that I led you through the desert, your clothes did not wear out, nor did the sandals on your feet. You ate no bread and drank no wine or other fermented drink. I did this so that you might know that I am the Lord your God.” Deuteronomy 29:5 &6 NIV
Where do you see the Lord in the midst of your trial?
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Lovely post! I have seen the Lord provide from big ways to small. The verse you shared brings to mind how He keeps things going in my life. So glad I stopped in to read this today. Blessings!
This is great photo and we can see His greatest in all creations. Happy days ahead and God bless.
Thanks for sharing this powerful reminder that God is taking care of everything no matter what it looks like on the surface. I’m encouraged as I think about all the things that He has preserved in my life. Be blessed.
In the midst of the trial….He is. I LOVE this and the images are gorgeous! It’s one to cling to. He is in the middle of the trial….powerful Janis! Thank you for sharing!
peace,
lori
Lovely……..I see Him as the one who never leaves and never forsakes……who is with me “through it all”
PRaising God that He is with me through it all even when others aren’t!
I see the Lord in the pages of His Word, in the faces of the ones I love – and in the beauty of His creation.
Like that wonderful story “Footprints” – sometimes in the midst of trials, I might not think that He’s there – but that, of course, is when He’s carrying me.
GOD BLESS!
Janice – I needed to read this! Your post blesses my heart and reminds me that yes, God is here – in the midst of our circumstances, our pain, our sorrows…
The photo is beautiful!
Blessings,
Joan
Amen and AMEN! What a lovely Word-Filled Wednesday of encouragement!
what unique and colorful cloud formations ..