darkness, qestions, poetry and spiritual hope

“Where is God in the darkness? When we sit daily with this question, perhaps through silence and poetry, instead of ignoring it or sprouting answers, our spiritual hopes becomes authentic.”

We all have found ourselves in facing “darkness” in our lives and have asked ourselves questions about where God was in that situation. We have this idea that if we are God’s children and that He loves us, He is supposed to keep us from all suffering. We all know what the right answer is and what the common responses are. “You have to go through trials to strengthen your faith. God will never put you through something that you cannot handle. There is a purpose for you going through this trial.” THese are just some examples of what you try and tell yourself or what other people will tell you going through certain circumstances. But if you really ask yourself and meditate on this subject, do you really believe those things? 

Where is our faith in times of darkness? 

That is what ultimately tests your faith, times of trouble. 

This weekend, my friend gave me a book to read called The Barbarian Way by Erwin McMannus. To sum it up, he basically wrote about the life of an untamed faith, untamed love, and untamed life living for Jesus. 

There is so much more than the perfect religious way of living where people simply block out the idea of our fight against darkness. If we do that, yeah, Christianity would be simple. But the reality is, we are constantly at battle against the powers of darkness. When we were called to follow Christ, He never promised us a life of safety and peace. On the contrary, he warned us about how we would face more trials and tribulations. The stronger our faith, the stronger a threat we are to the enemy. 

“Take up your cross daily and follow me” We have all heard this verse so many times, but if we took the time in silence to absorb all of what that means......we would live live differently. Imagine all that it took for Jesus to take up His cross.

 He said “My god, my God, why have you forsaken me?”  How bad could it have been to make even Jesus say this.....