Daily Devotional by Faith Peay

Would we go, if we knew what was ahead?

     My next-door neighbor and I reached an agreement.  I will get the sofa she does not want anymore and in exchange, become her personal designer for payment.  She shared with me that day about her walk with God.

     She had a rough year last year and became the victim of a tyrannical principal, who nearly ruined her career and put her through a year of emotional upheaval and strain.  This is no ordinary teacher.  She is a master of technology and has been a highly esteemed teacher in our school district.  The big reason she survived this ordeal, is her incredible past experience and having people in high places who believed in her.  In spite of all that, she finally landed an unbelievable job in the private sector.   (4 hours a day for prep, 15 eager students, robotics and tech materials, higher pay and benefits)  It’s a dream job!

     She told me that the whole time she was going through this ordeal, she prayed, and prayed.  She felt like God was not giving her answers, and sometimes she felt abandoned.  As she reflected back, she began to see how all of the puzzle pieces fit together.  If she had not gone through this step-by-step, she would have never got to the place she is.  God was there, even when she could not feel Him.  He orchestrated every step to get her where she is today.  She realized if He had shown her everything she had to go through to get where she is, if he gave her all the answers when she wanted them, would she have gone through the torture?  We both knew the answer to that.

     Sometimes when I have to cross the Jordan River, so to speak, it drives me crazy not to know what is on the other side.  I know I should leave it up to God, and just trust, but God knows me.  He knows how I will react and he chooses my path to make me grow and work on things I need to change.  There is a plaque in my apartment from a writing on a cellar wall. The words on the plaque were written by a survivor of the Holocaust.
 It says:
            I believe in the Sun even when it’s not shining. 
 I believe in Love even when I cannot feel it. 
           And I believe in God even when He is silent.

      It has gotten me through many tough times.  I am trusting Him to take me through uncomfortable situations, even when I get myself into a dither.  When you cross a river, you get wet, in some places you’ll feel like you’re drowning, and sometimes have to swim against the current.  Just remember; not only is God on the other side, he is in that river with you.