OCTOBER 31, 2011
From Streams in the Desert, October 7 (yes I’ve been trying to write since the 7 th ). Isaiah 50:10: Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the word of his servant? Let the one who walks in the dark, who has no light, trust in the name of the LORD and rely on their God. “What is a believer to do in times of darkness – a darkness of perplexities and confusion – a darkness not of the heart but of the mind? These times of darkness come to a faithful and believing disciple who is walking obediently in the will of God. They come as seasons when he does not know what to do or which way to turn. His sky becomes overcast with clouds, and the clear light of heaven does not shine on his path, so that he feels as if he were groping his way through complete darkness.” Since the middle of July I have felt this type of fog or darkness. I had a brief sickness in July brought on by my pace of life, and it seems that pace has continued. Work stress, Maddie leaving for college, my church leaders...