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bigmike

1 Peter 5:7 (NKJV) 7 casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.
A few years ago, I felt like the rug was pulled out from under my feet. My security, and what I saw as my safety net was gone. My stability was shaken!
So many big changes happened very quickly.
Afterwards, I had no idea why I felt the way I felt. I was so focused on my calling, but I still felt unstable; unsure and caught up in a whirlwind. I was stripped of everything that I knew, and I was feeling empty.
My faith stayed strong, but I felt different somehow.
Something was being shifted. I lost that feeling I had before and couldn’t understand what had happened to it.
Where did it go?
The stability, the joy, the solid ground; where is that feeling?
I kept thinking, why, God, do You feel you are so far away? Why do I feel alone at this time? I have an emptiness I have never felt before.
I realized that I was in mourning for the things that were removed from my life. My grip had been tight. I was comforted by them. My happiness was in them. And with this change came a deep cleansing.
When we get stripped like this, that is when the test becomes real. Don't’ look at it as a bad thing. It won’t kill us, although we may feel at times like it will.
It’s going to show us the depth in which those things held us. And if we will let God replace them with His stability, joy and solidity, we will find true peace and comfort!
Trust God when it’s time for things in our lives to be removed. Trust Him on this journey. He knows what is best for us and He cares for us dearly.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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