Sunday, August 17, 2003
When God seems Distant........Romans 8:28 - 39Rarely does the sermon message strike something within my heart and cause my eyes to tear...dis is it.
What happens when u wake up one morning and u dun seem to sense God??Not after sharing everything w Him..putting every thought and secret things through HIm....trying to see if there's anything u had done to cause dis apparent 'unfeeling' for His presence.
Den wat happens if dat was wat Big Guy intended?Not a work of ur flesh or the Evil one?How wld u respond den?
Been trying to piece together wat's been happening all these while beginning last year during encounter till now...the break-up...the time when mum got sick....time when i was realli weak physically...my toughest time at practicum w so many misunderstandings b/w my supe and scm...time when shir and eugin walked away fr my life at the same time...my 2 dearest frens fr ministry...
Relationship, family, health, career, friendship.....
Den the analogy came from the story of the mother eagle and her eaglet...
A time began when an eaglet was born and the mother tirelessly fed it the best worms it cld give and the softest feather dat she has....wat a blissful time of love and favour for the new-born!
Then comes a time when the young one matures but is still indulging in the good times of being comfortable in its nest..soft feathers to cuddle against...juicy worms to fill the tummy...
A time came when tHe mother eagle begins to pluck out the soft feathers......hmm things started to get prickly for the unknowing eaglet...
"Ouch!what is happening?"the eaglet questioned innocently.
The mother didnt stop...more soft feathers were taken...it soon became unbearable for the eaglet.
She didnt stop there....
One day she pushed the little eaglet to the edge of the nest. Now the eaglet was getting panicky...
"This cant be happening!"exclaimed the little one.
With a shove, she pushed him off the edge. there the eaglet went..tumbling down from the tall nest which it knew as its only comfort and security.
Jus before it hit the rock-bottom, the mother eagle came swooping down and captured teh shivering eaglet in her wings and placed it back into the nest.
It happened not once...for this was to be repeated time and again...
Till one day, the eaglet discovered as it was whizzing down in the air...the two tiny flaps on its shoulders...
It fluttered...flipped....and wat do u knoe? The flaps branched out and became its wings.
The wind came and it caught the draught and started to......SOAR.
The mother knew it all along....the little eaglet didnt...wat it means to be soar on eagle's wings.
What can we do when He seems so distant?
1. Tell Him how u feel - honest deep down feelings...of anger..bitterness...He is not petty and His heart is bigger den dat.
2. Know His character - He is the one who gave His son for u....He alone paid teh price...
3. Know His promises - that He will NEVER leave nor forsake u....
4. Remember wat He did for u in the past - lest we forget His goodness and not remember how to give thanks for carrying us all the way....
nadir....a dot at the lowest point....is learning how to soar to the peak.
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