At the Edge

"A merry heart does good, like medicine, But a broken spirit dries the bones."- Proverbs 17:22 (NKJV)

Have you ever had a time in your life that was so full of hope and promise. A time that was full of learning and growth, a time where so many opportunities were coming together as if you were pregnant with hope- but then all of a sudden it all began to fall- and it wasn't necessarily falling quickly? Things were both oh so good, and oh so bad at the same time? Have you ever had a time in your life like that where you were not sure if it was all (and I mean all) going to be stripped away from you? You have to stop and ask yourself at times like these: what is the Lord doing? You have to ask yourself- how long Lord? Sometimes people burn brightest right before they burn out.

In times like these, when hurt comes easy, and your own sins and the sins of others come back to haunt you, when you wake with a groan and spend your time fending off despair, when everything seems like it is about to come together- or fall to pieces (and you do not know which), in these times I choose to remember something. If you ask yourself, "what is the Lord doing?" then you may begin to relax. The question reminds us of something- "the Lord". When you remember that Jesus Christ is Lord, the question takes on a different tone. The Lord is in charge; the Lord has authority. The Lord has power. The Lord is above you in all things. If you remember who is the servant and who is the master when you ask these questions- "what are you doing? How long oh Lord?" then you will be in an appropriate place to start to think about these things. Then you will be in an appropriate frame of mind to hear the answer.

"A man's heart plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps." - Proverbs 16:19 (NKJV)