Just a Glimpse

If you have been reading my blog, you may have noticed a theme of disappointment during the last year. In the midst of seeing God work in dramatic ways in some areas, other aspects of life have been difficult, marked with silence from God and struggle.

Some of those close to me have dealt with one disappointing blow after another. As I write this, I am struggling with another wave of that disappointment. In a way, this latest chapter has been the straw that broke the camel’s back. This morning I came across a picture I took during a very intense time for me. Last summer I ventured out to Colorado to find some peace amid the personal storms that were raging, and I took this picture…

It was like heaven had opened up and there was this waterfall pouring out of the sky right into the middle of the drought-stricken front range. This refreshing flow of water was certainly not covering the whole area, Only a small spot got a taste of the flow. Only one small area for a brief period of time saw and experienced something different. As I watched, I was given a glimpse of what is to come.

For whatever reason, so many of us live with struggle and disappointment. We wonder where God is and why he is allowing the pain and difficulty. It just doesn’t make any sense!  I wonder why, at times, God seems so quiet. detached and uninvolved in the day-to-day moments. We know all the one-liners:

..there must be a bigger story

…there has to be a reason

but the truth is, there comes a point when it’s  just not enough. That is where I am right now.

Then we get a glimpse of what’s to come. A taste. A look. A moment that reminds us He does walk through the storms with us. We have to keep watching and listening for moments like these. Somehow in the middle of a drought-stricken, forsaken place, there is renewed hope,

There is just a glimpse…