Fog

The last few mornings I have driven to work in some crazy fog.  Visibility in some spots was no more than 100 yards, and in others it was less than that.  I have driven these roads for 8 years now, so I know them pretty well, but there is something about not being able to see where I am going that was more than a little nerve-wracking.

Psalm 119:105 says,"Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path." (NIV)  We have to keep in that lamps are not at all like our high-tech LED flashlights.  I would rather have the LED flashlight, but a candle, which is essentially what a lamp was back then, is better than complete darkness.

Now, here's the thing for me.  A lamp is only gong to light so much of the path.  Just enough for us to take our next few steps. Personally, I'm glad that my path is not completely lit.  I think that if I could see all the things that lie ahead of me, all the grand plans that God has in store for me, I'd never take the next step.  I don't know if I would have the courage needed to proceed.  By showing me just a few steps at a time, I am allowed to exercise the small faith I have.  Exercising my faith allows it to grow, and when I have some rather large steps to make, I can rely on that faith to get me through.

God never promises us an easy ride, but He does promise to guide us through it.  His guiding style is to show us only what we can handle, and even that stretches us, if we allow it.  So, while not being able to see where we are going in this physical world can be disconcerting, it can be oddly comforting in our spiritual journey.