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Fogginess

Do you like foggy mornings? I can't say that I do. They are gray, murky and dangerous. They have a way of making one feel "boxed in" and possibly even lonely.

What is it about fog? It is created (by God) as a responese to a particluar weather scenario; typically when the coolness of the morning mixes with a humid environment. As the morning temperature rises, and often as the sunlight appears, the fog starts to dissipate, making way for clear visability once again.

Do we not each have those "foggy" times in life, when the personal environment around us creates a time of possible disorientation, confusion or loss of vision?

It is often a time of venturing into the unknown, a time of learning to look to and trust in Him who knows and sees all, who is paving our way, even when we do not see the path, or even the path-maker. 

When I am driving in fog, I drive slower, turn on my lights, turn off distractions and often crack my window so I can be more in tune to the sounds around me.

Thus it is, when we find ourselves in a foggy place spiritually. May we proceed at a deliberate, likely slowed pace, waiting on the Lord to clear the way. May we intentionally avoid distractions that could take our focus off Him and His will for our life. May we raise our spiritual antennae and stive to be listening and more acutely aware of the Lord's leading.

And then...the glorious vision, the welcomed view, as the fog clears and once again we are able to step into the sunlight with greater clarity and a peaceful awareness!

May we thank God for the foggy times in life when God "sees us through" though we can barely see. May we be thankful for that glorious, reassuring time that follows our trek through personal and spiritual fog. May we delight in the light of God's Son...

He who makes and clears our way.


                                            



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