Monday, September 26, 2011

Blank Pages

"If I go to the east, he is not there; if I go to the west, I do not find him. When he is at work in the north, I do not see him; when he turns to the south, I catch no glimpse of him.” Job 23:8-9


“Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him. Even so, I will defend my own ways before Him." Job 13:15

One day while printing a report for work, I noticed a blank page. I thought the printer was malfunctioning until I looked near the bottom of the page to see, “this page intentionally left blank.” After a sigh of relief, a different section of the report began to spout from the printer. Another “page intentionally left blank” preceded another section of the report. The “page intentionally left blank” served as a separator page to let the reader know that a different section was behind it.

There are points in our lives in which we say to our selves, “God, I don’t have a clue as to what you are doing.” Sometimes we say (or think), “This is happening, that is happening, and I am not getting any guidance from You God. What’s going on?” This is a point in life in which God intentionally leaves the page blank. God sometimes remains silent in order for us to trust Him beyond our emotions.

God wants us to trust Him even when we do not feel (we're sos all about feelings, aren't we?)  His presence. He wants us to continue to trust Him even when we feel He is not near. Some are wondering, “Where are you God, do you hear me, have you left me?” Some of us are at a “blank page” point. Be encouraged that God is still near and simply wants us to trust Him because the current page in our life may be intentionally left blank. Trust Him in the “blank pages” of life.
 
Have a blessed week!

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