We have been created for heaven, yet, we must deal with things that are distracting and distressing.
Sometimes, it feels like life is a gauntlet to be run. Just when it seems recovery is around the corner, something else happens.
It has always been so.
Soldier of The Cross, we are not winding around the barriers and storms of life. We are being led by the fire and the cloud and are advancing forward in a straight line. We have One who leads us with His eyes. We have one who hides us in the cleft of The Rock. He has already dealt with the world in such a way that we can not be eternally harmed by it.
We must pay attention to those who are before us. The grocery clerk. The mailman. The vet. The street sign holder.
It is not possible for you to be a lightening rod for the Lord if you are occupied with the things that loom large by sight. You absolutely must be in the Word and in prayer. If you are not, you will not be able to see reality - you will only see the problem.
Soldier, buck up. Obey. Come before Him and unburden yourself. Aloud and honestly.
He who died for you will tenderly scoop you into His Side - the cleft of The Rock of Ages.