Fog amiright? It clouds your life…literally. When we were young it would delay our days, and now our response time on the road. Think of the worst fog you’ve ever been in. Fog that was so bad you couldn’t see anything in front of you. You could close your eyes, spin around, and you’d be lost. No sense of direction and nowhere to fix your eyes.
We ran into some fog during our 20 hour bus ride from Heidelberg to Pretoria, South Africa. It was around 1am, and I woke up from the fairly unsuccessful attempt of sleep to the sound of the parking breaks flashing.
*click click* *click click*
The fog was so thick that I could not see a single thing outside of the van. Literally nothing. No road, no lines, absolutely nothing. But the driver could hopefully see a bit better than I could because he was still speeding along the road.
*click click* *click click*
Of course I begin to internally freak out and I closed my eyes to pray. I pray for our driver and the other drivers on the road.
*click click* *click click*
I pray over the safety of my teammates and I.
*click click* *click click*
I pray this protective prayer and then sit still for a moment. Finally I just ask God and say, “Actually, If you could just take this fog away that would be great.”
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Silence.
I open my eyes and the sky is crystal clear. There is literally no fog in sight.
Here’s what I learned. God wants me to ask Him for things and He wants to give me what I ask for. Not a genie in the bottle deal but in the way that a father wants to give to his kids. As kids we want a lot, and we ask for a lot. But we don’t always get what we ask for. Because believe it or not our Father knows a little better than we do. Sometimes it’s not the right time. Sometimes there is something better in store. Or sometimes, it’s because what we want really isn’t that good.
But why not just ask for the fog to be lifted? And why not believe that He actually will lift it? I mean, it’s nothing but a cloud that the maker of wind can blow away.
And this applies to non environmental areas of life as well. Just sit for a moment and ask yourself, ask the Lord, “Where am I clouded?” Ask for your head and your heart. Where would you like a sense of direction? Because God would love to answer, and He would love to give you one. I could write many more blogs about how the Lord has answered deep worries of mine once I actually stopped and asked for His help. By asking Him to clear the fog from my brain, and to release pulls on my heart that had no place there.
So seriously. In any area of life. In school, your job, your career, your relationship, your anything and everything. In ALL areas of life. God wants to make your path clear.
And then there’s also times I think I could grow to have a bit more faith like the driver. Just chugging along and not giving the fog a time of day. Granted, I have no idea how much the driver could actually see, but still. What if I didn’t let the fog inhibit me so much? What if I just trusted the Lord, even if blind? Even if there was no foreseeable destination?
So let there be no more two hour delays. Let us not wait anymore for the fog to clear before continuing to pursue the Lord with everything we have. Let us trust the path the Lord has laid out for us, and not be worried about a little fog.
No more 2 hour delays.
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Fundraising Update:
I am so so close to being fully funded! Thank you to everyone who has supported me with encouragement, ideas, prayer, and financial support. I would not be here without you. I am now only $500 dollars away from reaching my final deadline! That is crazy! That is now only $100 from 5 people, $50 from 10 people, or $15 from 30 people. If you feel led to make a donation towards the work God is doing through this organization, it would be greatly appreciated! I will be posting a new update over what is/has been happening in Nicaragua so far! God Bless!
