let me put him to the test!!

This week is spiritual emphasis week, and it is a great week to be at CBC!! Our speaker today was Mark Batterson, and what a Godly man is he! When I was going to Trinidad two summers ago, our youth pastor, Tony Sebastian, wanted us to read "In A Pit With A Lion On A Snowy Day" and let me tell you what a great book it was. When I was younger I hated to read, I would often cry myself to sleep because I had a hard time pronouncing my words. It wasn't until I got to middle school when I finally grew out of that stage and was able to find books that fit my imagination. When I first started reading this book, I have to admit, I thought it was another one of those feel good books that was going to be boring. To my surprise and judgmental thoughts, I was proven wrong. God began speaking to me while I was reading that book. One of the best lines he says in that book is "If you only have good days, how are you ever going to know when you have a great day?!" So many times we pray "oh God, please let this be a good day!" but Mark is right. How are we ever going to know when we have a really good day if we don't have anything to compare them with. 

That's also how it is a lot of times in our own spiritual walk with Christ! We want good days where we hear God and that's how we want it all the time, but that's not how He works. We have to wait upon the Lord and trust in Him and know that in the quite and stillness He satisfies and He is working. Just because you can't hear Him doesn't mean that He's not there. He is the one who is walking you through the difficult times and ultimately He is the footprints in the sand that we only see one set! He is good all the time, all the time He is good!! We just need to hold stead fast and totally rely on Him for all our needs, but just know that God provides. That doesn't mean that you get yourself into a slew of trouble, but you just learn to trust more and know that when everyone else has turned their back on you, He is right there holding out a hand, helping you up! God bless!!