Sunday, September 19, 2010

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I was sharing with God my frank disappointments for all the signs that were not what I had expected. Told Him that I had so earnestly sought Him for guidance, but He never seemed to answer me save for 'deceptive' signs.

Jer 15:18
"Why is my pain unending 
       and my wound grievous and incurable? 
       Will you be to me like a deceptive brook, 
       like a spring that fails?"

But I think the Spirit gently asked me: "What if I showed you these signs as a way of leading you through a roundabout way? Will you still trust my guidance even when it's not what it seems to be?

I led the Israelites through the burning desert for forty years before they could enter the promised land. But I also tested them in the desert, and they failed my tests, refusing to believe Me.

But, you, Abraham, will you trust me even when I lead you into the desert? Where the water is bitter and no food is to be found? I promised to guide you, but I never promised it was going to be easy. You should know my ways, how I dealt with Joseph in the land of slavery.

No, I even led my own dear Son into the desert to be tempted by Satan. I did not take the cup from him even when he prayed to me. And I did not rescue him from the cross, but forsook Him.

What do you think, Yeu Ann?"

Yes, Lord, I will trust in You
Even when the waters are bitter
For You are sweeter than the sweetest waters
O Good Shepherd

Yes Lord I will bless You
Even when there is no food to be found
For You are better than manna from heaven
O Bread of Life. 

Yes, though I walk thru the valley of the shadow of death
I shall fear no evil
For You are with me
Your rod and Your staff
They comfort me.

In Jesus' name, amen.

2 comments:

chris.siew said...

Hi! Been following your blog for quite a while..and many times it spoke to me because of the similarities~ at least i know i'm not alone. =)

and i totally understand this part:
"I was sharing with God my frank disappointments for all the signs that were not what I had expected. Told Him that I had so earnestly sought Him for guidance, but He never seemed to answer me save for 'deceptive' signs."

and like what God told u..and sth i learned and want to share with you..sometimes His answers are not immediate and what we expect. Hope the following verse will encourage you as it did to me. =)

Isaiah 55:8-9
8For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways, declares the LORD.
9(A) For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.

yeu@nn said...

Wow... praise God. So glad to know that God has used my blog to bless you... which is precisely why I share what I share, to help others know that you're not alone. :D

Thanks so much for the verses, sis! :D Really appreciate it... God bless you!