Tuesday

Yeah, yeah I know I mixed up the blogs yesterday. I put them both on the wrong blog, it's just a testament of what my weekend was like. And by the way, it was Monday, you can't judge on Monday morning it' just not right!
So I got up and read My utmost for His Highest this morning. I'm not really sure why because I usually read it in the afternoon or around lunch time. It was an interesting one that fits well into what I am studying about prayer in my usual quiet time. Revelation 1:7 says, behold He is coming with clouds....
I think it is interesting that we read that, clouds are usually a sign of some type of disturbance in the weather systems. If they are dark it is a sign that you are about to get wet, if they are white, they are many times still a disturbance in the sun's ability to light us up here on earth. Either way, they are disturbances blocking out the light and changing the atmosphere. It tells us that God is coming down with the clouds. Interesting isn't it that we don't always associate God with hard times or trials. THere's something else that I don't think we pay a lot of attention to.
We hear often that when we are in trials God is using them to help us learn something. There is something in that "cloud" or trial that is leading us to grow closer to Him. That is a partially correct statement.
God is in the trial and He is allowing it to happen so that our faith grows. But, He is trying to unlearn something in our lives. Many times our trials are involving money, financial burdens, or even loved ones. If we are struggling financially it very well may be that God is trying to help us to lose our dependency on monetary things for comfort. We find comfort in knowing that our bills will be paid, that our house, car and utilities are taken care of. But is that really where we should find our greatest comfort? No, certainly not. Many times we are being tested as we are losing a loved one to death or illness, we find our greatest comfort and our greatest relationship to be in other humans sometimes and God is trying to help us build into a trusting relationship with Him.
We must find our greatest comfort in God, and our greatest relationship must be with Him as well. Until, we get to that point, the clouds aren't just going to be a regular occurrence in our lives, they are a needed occurrence in our lives.
So put your trust in Him, and make Him your closest friend and you will understand every trial that comes your way, and the clouds won't be so dark from that point on.
Have a great day and God Bless!