Peaceful Fog

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Anyone who’s driven in fog knows how difficult and nerve-racking it can be. Thick fogsteve fog obscures our vision causing us to slow down and  navigate with extreme caution.

God used a peaceful fog (“pillar of cloud”) to lead His people through the wilderness. The pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of smoke by night embraced His people in His protective presence, just as He promised.

But they couldn’t see where they were going. The cloud (His peaceful fog) obscured their vision and compelled them to trust God for where He was taking them. God didn’t get lost when His people took 40 years to make an 11-day journey. God allowed all the people who left Egypt to die in the wilderness. They didn’t trust God and grumbled and backslid most of the journey. The fog was not peaceful to them. They were in a fog of their own. Of pride and disobedience.

So, the next time we find ourselves unable to decide what to do or how to do it, we might do well to relax. Let the peaceful fog of God’s omnipresent Spirit of love and protection obscure our foolish, fleshly wills. Then, we can let God’s Peaceful Fog roll in. Trust Him for the way. Trust Him for the outcome. Trust Him for the journey.

steve rebus

Published by Steven Sawyer

God blessed me with the gift of writing. Mom told me I wrote paragraphs in second grade when others were learning to write sentences. I spent more than three decades in professional writing gigs. For the past eight years I've combined my passion for writing with my love for the Lord. He and I write a Christ-centered, family-friendly blog to glorify God Monday-thru Friday at https://stevensawyer.wordpress.com/. My wife and I have four grown children and two precious granddaughters we co-parent with their mom. I'm a Galatians 2:20 disciple of Christ seeking to allow Christ to live His life in me, through me, and as me.

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  3. Steven, this morning I visited a Christian bookstore in a nearby area to ask about doing a reading and book signing, but I left feeling foggy about the owner’s suggestions. Sometimes I also feel that way about the next writing project I’m to do – even though I’ve been doing them for decades!

    I suspect other members of our Christian Poets & Writers group will welcome your timely word, too, as we wait for the fog to lift and torch of enthusiasm to led us onto the next part of the journey. Thanks and blessing.

    http://christianpoetsandwriters.blogspot.com

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