Despite the fog, the way is clear. It is clear because it doesn't depend on my sight. At best my sight is blurry. Like David in Psalm 63, I want my soul to desire and thirst for God. David was running from his son in the wilderness, and yet it was in that hard and very unclear place that He saw His satisfaction. His eyes clearly saw God's lovingkindness was better than life, and that no matter what circumstances life held, his lips would praise God. He was a man of single vision, and it had nothing to do with his physical eyes.
My way is clear. God's Word has set the foundation and frame for my days. And for your days. So why do we make it so fuzzy and difficult? I am thinking that our tendency is to make choices in life too difficult because we are looking for something more. More than thirsting and longing for God, more than praising and blessing God. More than meditating on God. More than rejoicing in the shadow of God's wings. We are wanting our circumstances changed. Though David's circumstances were not clear in the wilderness, though his son was seeking his life, though he had to leave his comfortable home, he still had clear vision. He wasn't looking for more. He was looking for God.
This year my main clear goal is to keep my eyes on THE one thing - the simple and yet profound Gospel of Jesus Christ. That's the frame for all of what's important in life. The Gospel doesn't end with salvation, but starts there. The Gospel not only brings me salvation by God's Spirit, it changes me daily by grace, it realigns me daily by repentance, it rejoices me daily with joy unspeakable, it day by day adjusts my life to it's frame. The Gospel brings me into God's presence and makes my way clear to Him. Yes, God's way is very clear even when I look through the fog.
K.C.
