LIFE RIGHT NOW â—½ YOU
It’s hazy. And murky. There’s a heavy mist in the air and I can barely see the wind sculptures that typically greet me when I pass by. The lake that usually splashes against the rocks is seemingly nonexistent. A mysterious silence blankets the blurry sky.
There’s something remarkable about a foggy day. It’s eerily beautiful and a tad scary at the same time. What we think is supposed to be, suddenly becomes unclear. Visibility is low. It’s difficult to see what lies ahead. Driving through the fog on this familiar road made me think about the times in life when we find ourselves navigating uncertain and confusing situations. Proceeding with caution is the only safe route when things are fuzzy and don’t make sense.
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Sometimes God doesn’t make sense. Here on Earth, we don’t always understand why some people go hungry while others feast. Things like war, disease, illness, abuse, and natural disasters leave us wondering why. We may wonder why He answered our prayer with “No” when He could’ve easily said “Yes.” Why? Why do bad things happen?
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1 Corinthians 13 is part of the “Love Chapter” we commonly hear at weddings. We’re all familiar with the “Love is patient, love is kind…” verses. But if we keep reading there’s another verse that reminds us it’s possible to steer through the fog:
“Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror,
but then we will see everything with perfect clarity. All that I know now is partial and incomplete,
but then I will know everything completely, just as God now knows me completely.”
1 Corinthians 13:12
This verse reminds us that while we might be limited in what we can see now, with God we will one day see clearly. We aren’t promised a life free of heartache and disappointment, but we are promised a path through the fog. God will lead the way. Those terrible things that happen in life will one day make sense. Right now, our understanding is incomplete, but one day we will have complete understanding. Isn’t that cool? We don’t have to stay stuck in the fog, puzzled by life’s brutal realities.
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Sometimes it takes a foggy day to remind us that while we may not see clearly now, we have comfort in knowing one day it will all make sense. Until then, we lean on our God and we pray.
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Because when the fog lifts, we have clear blue skies. A clear sky allows light to pass through. We’re standing in the same spot, but with the fog out of the way, we can finally see what lies ahead. It’s no longer hazy and murky. Once again, we see the wind sculptures greeting us and the lake’s ripples splashing against the rocks. An unmistakable clarity covers the crystal sky. And God’s light shines through the fog.