Are You Afraid of the Dark?

Well, I have to confess, this writing may not flow well. Usually, I have to write things down on paper first and then I type. But this just has been on my heart and I think I mentioned writing about it last week. Does anyone hate the dark? I don’t anymore. I used to sleep with a Batman nightlight until a few weeks ago. I’ve grown up since then. (That was my weak attempt at a joke, by the way.) Why are little kids afraid of the dark? Why are some grown ups afraid of the dark? Because we can’t see what’s out there. Because we are conditioned to fear the unknown.
I used to hate not knowing how things in my life would turn out. I wanted to control every aspect. If I can control every part of my life, then things will always go how I want them. HaHa. If life were only that simple. Then, one day I decided to let God start leading me instead of trying to lead myself. I really didn’t know how crazy things could get until He got control of my life. You see, God has this way of working. He doesn’t like repeating Himself. He is the opposite of doing the mundane. Take Jesus and when He healed people, for instance. Sometimes He’d rub mud in their eyes, sometimes they would get healed by just touching His clothes, other times He would just say the word and someone would be healed. God likes to mix things up a bit; He likes to keep us on our toes. God also likes it when the cards are stacked up against Him. Gideon and his army of 300 whippin’ the tails of thousand of Midianites. I bet Gideon had some doubters in his camp that didn’t think he could pull off the victory. There are always naysayers who will try to get in the way when you’re following God. Gideon couldn’t see the outcome of the battle and the odds didn’t seem to be in his favor, but he followed God into the unknown and God took care of the rest.
When you’re following God, He’ll lead you into the unknown many times in life. If you always followed the road you were comfortable and familiar with, you really wouldn’t have a need for faith, would you? That’s why God calls us into the unknown. To get us to trust Him more. Like I said, there will be people who will advise you not to go where God is calling you. There will be those that doubt. There will be those that say “just live your life like so and so does.” But God has a different plan. God likes calling His children where they can’t see the path that lies in front of them. A good Father wants His children to trust Him, right? So don’t be afraid of the dark. Don’t fear the unknown. Don’t listen to those who try to persuade you to ignore God’s voice. I heard this awesome line somewhere and I’ll leave you with this, “God’s Will will never take you where His Grace cannot keep you.” Live blessed and breathe on…