I was going to continue my thoughts on rest today, and I
will do that tomorrow, but this morning God led me to a verse that reminded me
of an experience I had a year before my marriage ended. At that time I wrote this. I hope it speaks to your life the way it did
to mine.
One dark and stormy
day God delight me with an unexpected gift of beauty. I was driving alone in our old battered
tank-like truck when fear like the heavy rain that fell from the black clouds
washed over me. I searched the heavens
and cried out to God for relief. Immediately
my eyes focused on the eastern sky where the most radiant rainbow I have ever
witnessed appeared among the clouds. The
bright colors burst into the darkness and bathed my wounded heart with hope and
joy. My circumstances did not change
that day; in fact I would soon endure the deepest pain of my life. This intimate moment in the precious presence
of my heavenly Father provided the encouragement I needed as my marriage ended
and I began a new life alone.
I still
experience days when dark clouds of doubt, despair, and discouragement envelope
me like a cold English fog. On those
days when the shadows seem unending and the cold rains of misery pour over my
soul, I cry out to my Heavenly Father. Then
the darkness dissipates and the Son shines through like a rainbow on a rainy
day.
A rainbow is God’s
promise of His faithfulness. When you
are traveling through a shadowy valley, fix your eyes on the eastern sky. God will send the rainbow of His promise to
brighten your path.
Father,
Thank You for the
assurance of Your presence in my life.
Thank You for Your
promises that cannot be broken.
Open my eyes and ears
to the wonders of Your love every day.
In Jesus’ Name,
Amen.
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