“Forgive us, Father, when we take our lack of understanding and use that to perceive You as indifferent.”
This was a simple prayer written in my journal back in 2009. I wrote this prayer to shine a light on Who God is and to expose the tactics of the enemy.
Just as it was then and is now for me (and for you), life is ever changing. Our time here is full of everything from joys to sorrows, the everyday mundane to nail-biting uncertainties. Life is beautiful celebrations along with heartbreaking grief.
When we find ourselves in the hard place, the valley so to speak, our footing can suddenly feel unsure so we cry out, “God, where are You? Why have You allowed this to happen?” Sometimes there’s no answer, He remains silent.
This can become prime feeding ground for the enemy. He would like nothing more than to kick you when you are down and cause you to question the goodness of God. Do you know why? It is because he knows that the hard place is where the Refiner’s fire is. If the enemy can fill our minds with enough of his lies, he may succeed in causing us to turn away from the fire and shrink back from our Lord. We’ve now missed out on something beautiful with our Father.
These hard places are actually Holy Ground places in disguise. If we can surrender and trust the goodness of our Lord and allow His Refiner’s fire to do its work in us, He can then draw us into a deeper and closer relationship with Him; something beautiful.
We’ve all heard the expression that it’s not a matter of “if” we’ll face difficulties, but “when”. It’s inevitable because we are fallen people living in a fallen world…But God!
Take heart because God is with us and will never leave us whether we feel Him in our valley or not. God is working something beautiful in us. His promises are true and He is ever faithful.
“If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself.” 2 Timothy 2:13
Dina
The Green Olive Tree 