I love filling up like that, but then I have to get outdoors to "live life" as well. It's not enough to have a bunch of knowledge stuffed in my mind. There's no story in that. I've got to get out into the world, experience life and apply God's Word to it. That's when it gets interesting. I can always find a good story in that!
While I was lounging around today, pondering the things of God, I kept thinking about an interesting picture that I found on Pinterest the other day. It was a color photo showing "the tip of an iceberg."
The water was so clear, that the part of the iceberg that was hidden under the water was visible as well. It was massive! It had to be at least three times the size of what was above the water.
In my book, The Yellow Brick Road: A Woman's Journey to the Edge and Back, I talk about a time, many years ago, when I was recovering from a devastating divorce, and experiencing such severe anxiety that my doctor had me heavily medicated. Perhaps the lowest point for me, during those days, was when I realized that I could be medicated for the rest of my life and that I might not fulfill God's divine purpose for me.
"I lowered my head, disappointed in where life had brought me.
'God, please help me,' I whispered.
As tears steamed down my face and onto my lap,
God spoke to my heart firmly, insistently:
'Don't you give up on Me, Gail! Don't you give up!
You are so close to the end of this valley.
All the gifts, visions, dreams, and ministry that I've
told you about are right around the corner.
Don't give up! You need to understand that
I've only shown you the tip of the iceberg.
There is so much more that awaits you!
By this time next year, you'll barely recognize your life.
It will be so different. Don't give up, Gail!'"
That "God-moment" was transforming for me, to say the least. And yes, a year later my life was totally different! I share this, because we all go through valleys. They can be dark and somewhat discouraging times. Know that God has not abandoned you. He's right there beside you. Talk to Him.
"Even though I walk through the darkest valley,
I will fear no evil, for you are with me..."
Psalm 23:4a
The promises that God has made to me are pretty massive... And to think that that's only what He's told me about. It's just the "tip of the iceberg!" WOW! I know, by faith, that He is a Promise Keeper, never a Promise Breaker. That's not the way He works. Never has, never will.
Ephesians 3:20 says...
"Now to Him who is able
to do immeasurably more
than all we ask or imagine,
according to His power
that is at work within us..."
Let's BELIEVE together!
In RED shoes,
Gail
