got this from ate gil..
You may not understand,
but I am telling you
that if you believe, you will see
Faith must be tested
and the sense of 'feeling deserted'
is "the furnace heated seven times
hotter than the usual" (Dan 3:19)
Pruning seems to be destroying the vine
and the gardener 'appears' to be cutting everything away.
Yet he sees the future and knows
the final result will be the enrichment
of the life of the vine
and a greater abundance of fruit
For God's vision to be impressed on our hearts
we must sit in stillness
at His feet for quite a long time.
Remember, the 'troubled' surface of a lake
will not reflect an image.
Seeing God in everything is the only thing
that will make me loving and patient
with people who annoy and trouble me.
Then I will see others as the insturments
god uses to accomplish His tender
and wise purpose for me,
and I will even find myself inwardly thanking them
for the blessing they have become to me.
-excerpt from 'Streams in the Desert devotional'
You may not understand,
but I am telling you
that if you believe, you will see
Faith must be tested
and the sense of 'feeling deserted'
is "the furnace heated seven times
hotter than the usual" (Dan 3:19)
Pruning seems to be destroying the vine
and the gardener 'appears' to be cutting everything away.
Yet he sees the future and knows
the final result will be the enrichment
of the life of the vine
and a greater abundance of fruit
For God's vision to be impressed on our hearts
we must sit in stillness
at His feet for quite a long time.
Remember, the 'troubled' surface of a lake
will not reflect an image.
Seeing God in everything is the only thing
that will make me loving and patient
with people who annoy and trouble me.
Then I will see others as the insturments
god uses to accomplish His tender
and wise purpose for me,
and I will even find myself inwardly thanking them
for the blessing they have become to me.
-excerpt from 'Streams in the Desert devotional'
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