"As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts." - Isaiah 55:9
Corrie Ten Boom said, “Every
experience God gives us, every person He puts in our lives, is perfect
preparation for the future only He can see.”
It’s easy to look at this quote and think about the good experiences and
how those have prepared us for future events.
But it’s hard when the experience God gives us is a hard one – one where
we find ourselves in a valley of grief, loss, and heartache.
It goes against our understanding to imagine blessings coming from
difficult times, but they most definitely can.
These blessings won’t be immediately visible and it may take some time
before you fully understand why God allowed you to walk through the valley –
but His “ways are higher” and His “thoughts are higher” (Isaiah 55:9). AND God will be there to walk the valley with
you; going before you every step of the way (Deuteronomy 31:8).
God is a good, good Father, full of compassion,
mercy, and grace and even the hard experiences He gives us are preparation for
the future only He can see. Remember - He knows the plans He has for us (Jeremiah 29:11) and He works all things together for His good (Romans 8:28)!
Abba Father –
thank you that Your blessings come from raindrops, Your healing through tears, and
that the trials of our lives are Your mercies in disguise. Claim Philippians 4:8 today and think of all the true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent, and
praiseworthy things He has blessed you with!
