Fog

 

 This last week we had a few days 1000ft up a hillside in South Yorkshire where relatives have a dairy farm. We were greeted by a fog so thick we could see no further than a few metres. I knew that beyond the stone wall in front of the farmhouse there was a glorious view over open countryside but it was impossible to see because of the fog. It was only on the morning that were were about to leave that the air cleared and allowed us to view and appreciate the snow covered panorama stretching around us.

Do you ever view your faith like that? You know God is all around, about and above you but for some reason you are engulfed by a fog of doubt or unbelief that threatens to overwhelm? There's nothing wrong with you - life is sometimes like that for many of us, and at times like that we have to hold on to the truth that we know. 

Just like I knew the glorious view was there beyond the fog, I had to be patient until I could once again see it and thank God for it. And when life seems engulfed in a thick fog then we do the same. We remind ourselves of the goodness of God, our knowledge of his love in our lives and his many blessings... and gradually the fog clears and we see him once again.