Sometimes in our lives we encounter situations and circumstances that we question whether or not God and His promises are real. If you have been fortunate enough not to know anyone struggling with cancer, or depression or the loss of a close friend of family member, just wait a bit. When these terrible things (among others) occur, we are driven to ask questions and some of those questions will inevitably be about the faithfulness of God to His promises. When these times occur, it is important to remember that even when it seems like it might be true, the word of God has not failed. It cannot fail.
This means that in those dark moments what we need to do is to cling to a promise that even though it may seem like God and His word are somehow missing the mark, it is not Him who is in error, but our perspective. And if something needs to change it may not be our circumstances but our response to them. And if something seems and feels out of place perhaps we have misread and misunderstood the promises of God and maybe made too much of ourselves and not enough of our God. It is interesting that many of God's chosen messengers go through these dark moments. Moses did. Elijah did. Jeremiah did. And the list goes on. And yet the character and nature of our God remains unchanged and all of those who went through the darkness would testify to the glorious light of the One who proclaimed Himself to be the Light of the World.
So struggle through the darkness with so many faithful men and women of old. Struggle through and cling to Jesus. Because God is faithful and His Word cannot fail.
