The Importance of Being There
I have much to write to you, but I do not want to use paper and ink. Instead, I hope to visit you and talk with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete.—2 John 1:12 (NIV)
For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end.—PSALM 48:14 NIV
Attached to each other by harnesses and a pole, a pair of skiers slid in tandem down a slope. The one in back wore a large orange sign that said, in black letters, Blind Skier. Zooming sightless down a snow-covered slope, he exuded personal courage and trust in his guide.
Sometimes life is that hill. Our path is steep, scary, and potentially dangerous.
We are the blind skier—our limitations prevent us from seeing or successfully weaving our way through the challenges of life.
But God is the front skier—expert, all-seeing, completely in charge, and totally caring. He carefully guides us through each day’s obstacles. We can’t see Him; we can only trust that He’ll bring us through. On the brink of our “hills,” we could sit down in the snow and refuse to budge, crying over our limitations, the scary circumstances, and the fact that we can’t see God.
Or, using His Word as our harness and pole, we can securely follow Him down the hill. We can exercise courage and faith, clinging to His promise to safely maneuver us through the challenges ahead.
As you provide care today, remember that blind skier. Cling to the pole. Rest confidently in the harness, knowing that God is on the other side.
Lord, when I can’t see You, when circumstances obscure Your goodness, help me to remember Your Word to me. Enable me to follow You closely through the frightening course of my life.
I have much to write to you, but I do not want to use paper and ink. Instead, I hope to visit you and talk with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete.—2 John 1:12 (NIV)
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.—2 Corinthians 1:3–4 (NIV)
The one who gets wisdom loves life; the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper.—Proverbs 19:8 (NIV)