Chad Lewis’ Blog

I have recently been reflecting on an idea that still boggles my mind and still gives me comfort. In the midst of intense turmoil and loneliness a few years ago, God impressed something on my heart that has left a lasting impression.

The impression had to do with vision. My vision was limited to the circumstances and my pain in the moment. I had felt that God had been distant and things seemed to be crumbling around. All of life seemed to closing in around me and then came this thought.

Although God saw me in my pain, He saw much more than that. He not only sees all of the past and the present, He sees all of the tomorrows that will ever be. The reality is that God sees us now in our pain, but He also sees the joy that this pain will produce as it drives us to Him and is used in our sanctification.

It would be like this for some. Though you may be incredibly alone and realing inside right now, longing for a mate, God sees you in the midst of that struggle. But if He has it in His plan for you to marry, He can see you in the joy of your wedding day. He is willing to walk us through the valley for greater purposes than we can imagine. If being comfortable was what we needed most, I’m sure it would be on the top of His list to give to us. But we need something far more than human external comfort. We need Him.

So remember this and read some chapters from Isaiah 40 on and remember that our God sees tomorrow and He is in control. He is involved in the intimate most details of our lives and He is at work.

It is as we remember this that we can say, “Blessed be the Name of the Lord.”

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