My Hope

Often I relish the thought of God blessing me "exceedingly abundantly above all we ask or think." (Ephesians 3:20 NKJV) I used to imagine those blessings were for my physical enjoyment and I that I would be able to take pleasure in all the material things God would supply me. Then, God put me in a quite isolated place where He gave me "the treasures of darkness and riches stored in secret places." (Isaiah 45:3 NIV)

When all seems dark and we can't see where we are going we have to rely on the Holy Spirit to be our eyes.  We start depending on Him more and realize that the peace we find in chaos is supernatural and is given to us by our loving Heavenly Father.  We begin to understand that although we seem to be enveloped by darkness, it is a gift.  You see, it is in the darkness we seek out God and He becomes our greatest treasure. He reveals  to us His heart in this secret place and we attain a wealth of wisdom and discernment more that we could ever have thought.

When we are isolated and are surrounded by difficult circumstances -they are a part of our labor pains to give birth to God's purpose in our lives. He is shaping us into His vision.  The Master Gardener is pruning us carefully into a fruitful masterpiece to give love, hope, joy and peace to those around us.  We can rest assured that this painful process is not without purpose.