Our guiding light

Where does one find help and guidance in times of extreme pain or difficulty? While struggling in distress, to whom do you go? Is there a special variant of escape that’s become a go-to standby? Seeking help for problems can be sought in numerous ways, but nothing can really cure the situation totally if we use only our own strength and muster. In fact, it may compound things.

The psalmist in Psalm 43 speaks of his oppression in the face of distress and questions God on why he seems so distant. Why do you cast me off…you are the God of my strength. So, why am I in mourning?

Sometimes, God is indeed silent, and tested people of faith sometimes ask this same question: Why isn’t God answering in the way I think he should? Our reasoning should be: God, only you can give me true peace. I need to be led by your light and truth…please send it to me and increase my faith. Until you answer, please be my strength.

Our road to the land of spiritual healing comes through submitting to God’s light and truth. It’s the only way to be led through our faith journey… unless we want to do it ourselves and wonder why life goes dark on us. We need God to lead the way to live abundantly.

In the words of Charles Spurgeon, “We seek not light to sin by, nor truth to be exalted by it, but that they may become our practical guides to the nearest communion with God.”