Not long ago, I hopped onto the ferry to head across the water on my way home to see my family. It was a cold, foggy morning, so I picked up a warm Chai Tea, brought a blanket from my car up with me to the main cabin, and settled into a seat by a window. And as I curled up there, gazing out into the misty clouds while we glided across the water, God touched my heart with beautiful parallels between riding the ferry and waiting for Him to unfold things in my love story.
Giving Him the pen and inviting Him to script my love story, is like boarding a ferry in which He is the Captain, responsible for getting us safely to the destination. When we board or most certainly at some point throughout the journey, THERE WILL BE FOG! That morning, it was mysterious and enchanting to me. Sometimes it will be and we will have eagerness and great expectations for the surprise of what’s in store next. But often it is the case that the fog, the unknown, is scary and terrifying.
That is where I’m at right now. I can’t see where He’s taking me. I’m tempted to quit believing we’re headed anywhere at all, especially in a direction beyond my highest hopes, wildest dreams, and greatest imaginings (like He’s promised in I Cor. 2:9 and Eph. 3:20). My faith is faltering amidst the fog, and I cry out to Him. His reply moves my heart and fills my eyes with tears:
“STAY ONBOARD! I WILL GET YOU THERE!! WE ARE MOVING AND I KNOW MY WAY THROUGH THE WATERS. I didn’t cause the fog. It’s what we’re passing through to reach the destination. I promise to keep you safe and protected. Just stay onboard. I will get you there on time.”
Friends, in this journey we are on, sometimes the waters are smooth and sometimes they are choppy. Sometimes there will be great views, sometimes we can barely make out the shoreline, and sometimes we can’t even see in any direction. Our feelings will wax and wane and it’s ok for them to. His plea with us is simply this: “Just STAY ONBOARD! Keep giving Me the pen to script your love story. WE ARE MOVING, though it may not seem like it, and I WILL GET YOU THERE! I LOVE YOU BEYOND WORDS AND MEASURE AND I HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN ABOUT YOU!”
For me, the fog has become just too much right now, and I am praying and pleading with God for even the slightest glimpse of the plans He has in store for me. On the last leg of my ferry trip home to see my parents, the fog did lift and I beheld the breath-taking beauty of where I’d come from in the snow-covered Olympics behind me. I was also able to look ahead and drink in the frosted Cascade Mountains and Mt. Rainier, their crystal neighbor, as they sparkled and glistened in the sunshine! The beauty I was surrounded by filled me with awe, wonder and amazement!
I am praying for a similar break in the fog encompassing me right now. I would pray the same for you, if thick clouds surround you as well. I’m aching, longing, and desperate to see the beauty of where I’ve come from and the beauty that lies ahead. If God took my breath away on a ferry ride, why wouldn’t He want to do so with my love story, especially if He loved me enough to die for me? But even if I must wait, even if confusion continues to rock my world as I yearn for Him to make sense of things, and even if the forecast predicts more fog, I choose to stay onboard.
Will you join me? I’ve got a nice spot by the window. I’ll share my blanket with you. Come and sit beside me as the Captain leads us forward on this journey. The fog will be more bearable, the views more spectacular, if we share in them together!
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