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There are times when living in faith will mean there is confusion, and there really isn’t any way around it, even if we believe there shouldn’t be confusion. It is not a question of right and wrong or black and white. Rather it is God leading you down a path that you just don’t understand. Perhaps like our discussion on Friday, things seem a little dark in terms of God’s plans for you. But be assured that God has you just where he needs you. For we know that the person who seeks will find and the one who knocks will have the door opened unto him. Consider these other verses:

The Shrouding of His Friendship. Luke 11:5-8. Jesus gave the illustration of the man who looked as if he did not care for his friend, and He said that that is how the Heavenly Father will appear to you at times. You will think He is an unkind friend, but remember He is not; the time will come when everything will be explained. There is a cloud on the friendship of the heart, and often even love itself has to wait in pain and tears for the blessing of fuller communion. When God looks completely shrouded, will you hang on in confidence in Him?

The Shadow on His Fatherhood. Luke 11:11-13. Jesus says there are times when your Father will appear as if He were an unnatural father, as if He were callous and indifferent, but remember He is not; I have told you - "Everyone that asks, receives." If there is a shadow over the face of the Father, with childlike faith trust that he will give clear understanding and justification for silence toward you.

The Strangeness of His Faithfulness. Luke 18:1-8. "When the Son of Man comes, shall He find faith on the earth?" Will He find the faith which banks on Him in spite of the confusion? We must fortify ourselves in faith believing that what Jesus said is true, no matter what; although in the meantime we do not understand what God is doing. He has bigger issues at stake than the particular things you ask.

Confusion is only human. Just ask those sons of Zebeddee all about it.

Pastor Aaron