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| Dear Friends How are you? Its been a hectic week. I had a sick daughter for a day and a half, and then I thought my son had caught it off her, but he hadn't. Thank God for answered prayer. It can be hard to feel heavenly or close to God when you are in the middle of some very down to earth happenings. When your daughter throws up on your chest, you don't always feel "at one with God." if you know what I mean. But despite all of that, God is still here. He has promised never to leave us nor forsake us. Even in the darkest times of our lives, we can learn to trust God because He is always there. Sometimes when we go through weeks, months or even years of feeling like we can't get close to God, or as if we are in a desert........that can be the making of us. The Catholics call this experience the "dark night of the soul." When a! ll seems to be lost and we can't find God anywhere, but we stick with it all the same..........somehow we emerge a different person. And the strange thing is.........sometimes God does that to us. So even if you are facing a tough time...keep trusting. No matter if it is just bad luck, or the dark night of the soul, God is with you in it. As I was reading my Bible recently, I came across and interesting verse. You can find it in Psalms 51:16-17. Psalms 51 is the "oh dear I stuffed up" psalm. If you have ever heard the story of King David and Bathsheba and how they had an affair (2 Samuel 11 & 12) an then how King David repented before God, well, this psalm is the prayer King David prayed when He was repenting. Verses 16 & 17 say "For you do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it; You do not delight in burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, a broken and contrite heart - These, O God, you will not despise." Did you get the meaning? What God is looking for when we sin is not for us to try to make it up to Him, but to be humble and repentant. When He sees our hearts are genuine, He is delighted and restores us. I hope you are having a God time where you are, and that the peace of God will be for you too. Keep you eyes on Jesus at all times. And remember, when you face a time in a spiritual desert, or the dark night of the soul, stick in there........you will emerge a winner. Cheers in Christ David |