“Why do you complain, Jacob? Why do you say, Israel, “My way is hidden from the Lord; my cause is disregarded by my God”? Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. ...”
Why do I complain?... Why am I quick to embrace self-pity, assuming God has abandoned me? Did God say I would never face struggles in this world? No... He said for me to be strong and courageous because I would never face them alone.
We all want strength… but not weariness. We want power, without battling through weakness. We embrace soaring like eagles but don’t want to walk without fainting… In other words, we want the benefit of the struggle without struggling. We want spiritual muscle but lack the courage to work out.
What has caused us to become so soft? … Have we grown too comfortable here? Have we become fair weather Christians?
Rhett Walker has a song called “Good to me”… the chorus says, “ I will look this storm in the eye… I won’t fear for you’re on my side. My first hope, my last word now and forever…let it rain, let it pour, I will sing… all you’ve ever been, is good to me”. Is that my attitude when I face storms? Do I walk in faith when it’s raining, or just talk about trust when the sun’s shining?
This verse asks an important question that I need to answer… “Do I not know? Have I not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth.” How can I lack courage when I serve a God like that? How can I not face storms head on?
There are hurricanes in this life… but The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of all things. That means I can lean into the storm … I can face it with confidence, knowing all things work together for good when I love Him and am called according to His purpose…
It’s time I traded in my complaining for courage … I serve the everlasting God, and all He’s ever been, is good to me.
“Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.” - C. S. Lewis
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