The Lesson of the Driftwood

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As a child of The Most High God, I take great comfort in knowing that my life is securely held in His hands. Day by day my Heavenly Father holds my hand and leads me in the way I should go. This is what the LORD says – your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you what is good for you and leads you along the paths you should follow.” Isaiah 48:17 Sometimes, however, along the way I allow the distractions in life to turn my eyes to look at worthless things, or my heart to fret over my life’s burdens. Do not fret – it only causes harm. Psalm 37:8b

It can be hard to take that which weighs down the heart and release it to the Lord, especially when the valley seems to go on with no end in sight, with no answered prayers. This can cause us to want to hold onto our burdens, thinking that somehow if we carry them, we have control over their outcome; when all the while all we are really accomplishing is adding weight to an already heavy laden heart. It can sometimes feel like an unending storm.

This is where the lesson of the driftwood shines a light in those dark times in life:

Driftwood can travel on a long journey of wind and waves, that of which wear down its rough edges, forming a beautiful piece of smooth wood.
The storms in our lives we weather can also turn into beautiful pieces when we allow God to use them to refine us to be more like Jesus. 

You see, when we lay our burdens and storms in life down at the feet of Jesus, not only fully entrusting them to Him, but also of great importance – trusting Him with it, we not only find freedom from the burden in the storm, we find our hearts being transformed in His love.

Dina