Dark and Twisty

There are some days in this life that just don't seem to be as bright and shiny as other days. Sometimes days feel more dark and twisty than bright and shiny and sometimes I think God wants us to stay there. What if those are the places where God speaks the loudest? What if we are running from the one things that will make us whole and what if those are the places where God wants us to live on faith and not lean on our emotions.

According to Hebrews faith is "being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we cannot see"....so really it's in the moments when we feel hopeless that we are to have faith in what we hope for.....it's the times when we are uncertain of what is unseen that God calls us to stand up and believe in him and keep hoping. Not that sureness and certainty in God always makes us want to dance and smile but it does keep us rooted deep down to an anchor that does not move with the shifting sand of this life. It is a hope that is both sure and steadfast (Heb. 6:19)and a hope that rises in the darkest of circumstances. It is the kind of faith you draw from when a loved one dies or you feel like the bottom has fallen out....it is the truth that is like joy rising within us when the future is impossible to look at with hope. This joy may not lead us to laughter...it actually may be more likely to appear when tears are streaming down our faces or we are holding a friends hand from a hospital bed....or when we reach out to a friend only to find emptiness. (Ps 25:5)"guide me in your truth and teach me,for you are God my Savior,and my hope is in you all day long"

All day long my hope is in you. If our hope is in anything or anyone else we will surely be lost on our dark and twisty days but with our eyes on the Faith giver we can find joy....joy that knows God is in control for the good of those who love him (Rom.8:28).

Here's a song I've been encouraged by today.

Cover me, cover up my tears
Cover up this man who's covered up in fear
I need a peace of mind, I need a piece of you
To cover all that's gone and everything that's new
You unveil me with your mercy
I want to breathe you in
You unfold me, then you hold me

Cover up my heart, cover up my soul
Cover up this world and everything I know
You cover up the sky, you cover up the sea
Cover up the mountains and every part of me
And every single breath I breathe...Cover me

You unveil me with your mercy
I want to breathe you in
You unfold me then you hold me
I want to shed this skin
You unveil me with your mercy
You unfold me, then you hold me
You unbreak me, would you take me home