"Little Alice fell down the hole, bumped her head and bruised her soul..." (Lewis Carol, Alice in Wonderland)
Does anybody else feel as though you, like Alice, have fallen down a rabbit hole, and are a little bumped and bruised from the fall? Lately life seems to be exactly like this for me.
I was traveling along, going the direction I was absolutely sure that God had laid out for me, when I felt he whispered to my heart that things were about to change. And, as I have learned through experience to do, I followed Him right in to that change.
"In another moment down went Alice after it, never once considering how in the world she was to get out again." (Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland)
That's when suddenly I found myself tumbling head over heels down this rocky, bumpy, path filled with twists and turns that couldn't even be anticipated. And I have to confess, I am definitely feeling the bumps to the head and bruises to my soul. My vision for this path God had me on went a different direction. Don't get me wrong, I have never expected the road to be completely smooth and unobstructed, with brightly colored flowers to line my walk. I knew choosing to follow whole-heartedly after Jesus would be a challenge. I just didn't quite anticipate all of the topsy-turvy things that have come our way. I had hoped those days were over and that this was now going to be an easier time....silly me!
But if you have read the story, you know that Alice, as much as she is thrown by the sudden turn of events and strange land she finds herself in, is also completely intrigued and something inside of her pushes her to continue on.
"I almost wish I hadn't gone down that rabbit hole - and yet - and yet - it's rather curious you know, this sort of life!" (Lewis Carroll, Alice In Wonderland)
In the story, Alice enters into this fantasy land of wonders untold. And as she began to explore, she began to find the joy in new discoveries and her adventure became less threatening and scary as she was simply her curious-self, walking out the journey that was laid before her. After all, her only other choice was to try to go back the painful way she had gotten there, never knowing what fabulous things may be ahead of her.
"I can't go back to yesterday, because I was a different person then..." (Lewis Carroll, Alice In Wonderland)
Alice's land was imaginative and whimsical, filled with mythical creatures and all kinds of fantastic fun. It's one of my all time favorite stories. But, it is after all, just a story. It's brilliant, but it is fantasy. However, the lesson is not...
We serve a very real God who, if we will follow His call, will lead us on a journey of new discoveries and wonders untold. We will be able to heal from the bumps to the head and the bruises to the soul as He reveals himself to us in new ways each day, and the beauty of the path that he has laid before us. He tells us in Jeremiah 33:3 "Call to me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know."
lf you have just landed rather roughly from a difficult fall down a dark rabbit-hole, know that He will pick you up and heal your heart from that tumble you had to take. From one who has taken a few tumbles, I can promise you the journey is worth it. I am forever grateful, even in the midst of my topsy-turvy world, that I was allowed to hear him, that I was filled with just enough faith to believe it was his voice, and that I fell completely into the "rabbit-hole" that leads me closer to Him. In every situation I have walked through, the Lord has met me there, He has provided all that my family needs, and He has shown us something new at every turn. I can say with absolute faith, there is much, much, much more wondrous things to discover up ahead!
"but Alice had gotten so much into expecting nothing but out -of-the-way things to happen, that it seemed quite dull and stupid for life to go on in the common way." (Lewis Carroll, Alice In Wonderland)
Does anybody else feel as though you, like Alice, have fallen down a rabbit hole, and are a little bumped and bruised from the fall? Lately life seems to be exactly like this for me.
I was traveling along, going the direction I was absolutely sure that God had laid out for me, when I felt he whispered to my heart that things were about to change. And, as I have learned through experience to do, I followed Him right in to that change.
"In another moment down went Alice after it, never once considering how in the world she was to get out again." (Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland)
That's when suddenly I found myself tumbling head over heels down this rocky, bumpy, path filled with twists and turns that couldn't even be anticipated. And I have to confess, I am definitely feeling the bumps to the head and bruises to my soul. My vision for this path God had me on went a different direction. Don't get me wrong, I have never expected the road to be completely smooth and unobstructed, with brightly colored flowers to line my walk. I knew choosing to follow whole-heartedly after Jesus would be a challenge. I just didn't quite anticipate all of the topsy-turvy things that have come our way. I had hoped those days were over and that this was now going to be an easier time....silly me!
But if you have read the story, you know that Alice, as much as she is thrown by the sudden turn of events and strange land she finds herself in, is also completely intrigued and something inside of her pushes her to continue on.
"I almost wish I hadn't gone down that rabbit hole - and yet - and yet - it's rather curious you know, this sort of life!" (Lewis Carroll, Alice In Wonderland)
In the story, Alice enters into this fantasy land of wonders untold. And as she began to explore, she began to find the joy in new discoveries and her adventure became less threatening and scary as she was simply her curious-self, walking out the journey that was laid before her. After all, her only other choice was to try to go back the painful way she had gotten there, never knowing what fabulous things may be ahead of her.
"I can't go back to yesterday, because I was a different person then..." (Lewis Carroll, Alice In Wonderland)
Alice's land was imaginative and whimsical, filled with mythical creatures and all kinds of fantastic fun. It's one of my all time favorite stories. But, it is after all, just a story. It's brilliant, but it is fantasy. However, the lesson is not...
We serve a very real God who, if we will follow His call, will lead us on a journey of new discoveries and wonders untold. We will be able to heal from the bumps to the head and the bruises to the soul as He reveals himself to us in new ways each day, and the beauty of the path that he has laid before us. He tells us in Jeremiah 33:3 "Call to me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know."
lf you have just landed rather roughly from a difficult fall down a dark rabbit-hole, know that He will pick you up and heal your heart from that tumble you had to take. From one who has taken a few tumbles, I can promise you the journey is worth it. I am forever grateful, even in the midst of my topsy-turvy world, that I was allowed to hear him, that I was filled with just enough faith to believe it was his voice, and that I fell completely into the "rabbit-hole" that leads me closer to Him. In every situation I have walked through, the Lord has met me there, He has provided all that my family needs, and He has shown us something new at every turn. I can say with absolute faith, there is much, much, much more wondrous things to discover up ahead!
"but Alice had gotten so much into expecting nothing but out -of-the-way things to happen, that it seemed quite dull and stupid for life to go on in the common way." (Lewis Carroll, Alice In Wonderland)
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