There are times in your spiritual life when there is confusion, and
the way out of it is not simply to say that you should not be confused.
It is not a matter of right and wrong, but a matter of God taking you
through a way that you temporarily do not understand. And it is only by
going through the spiritual confusion that you will come to the
understanding of what God wants for you.
The Shrouding of His Friendship (see Luke 11:5-8).
Jesus gave the illustration here of a man who appears not to care for
his friend. He was saying, in effect, that is how the heavenly Father
will appear to you at times. You will think that He is an unkind friend,
but remember?He is not. The time will come when everything will be
explained. There seems to be a cloud on the friendship of the heart, and
often even love itself has to wait in pain and tears for the blessing
of fuller fellowship and oneness. When God appears to be completely
shrouded, will you hang on with confidence in Him?
The Shadow on His Fatherhood (see Luke 11:11-13).
Jesus said that there are times when your Father will appear as if He
were an unnatural father?as if He were callous and indifferent— but
remember, He is not. “Everyone who asks receives . . .” (Luke 11:10).
If all you see is a shadow on the face of the Father right now, hang on
to the fact that He will ultimately give you clear understanding and
will fully justify Himself in everything that He has allowed into your
life.
The Strangeness of His Faithfulness (see Luke 18:1-8). “When the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?” (Luke 18:8).
Will He find the kind of faith that counts on Him in spite of the
confusion? Stand firm in faith, believing that what Jesus said is true,
although in the meantime you do not understand what God is doing. He has
bigger issues at stake than the particular things you are asking of Him
right now.
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