Interruptions and delays.

I'm sitting ín the back garden reading a book on one of the revivalists and cross referencing somethings in my bible. Mmmm I can hear my husband Lionel in the kitchen and he has switched off the washing machine so that he can switch on the kettle for a cup of coffee which he will take back to the computer with him, where he is working away at another paper or article.
The coffee is made and I hear his footsteps going down the passage to take up his place in front of the computer monitor for him to continue what he loves best and that is to write, but alas the washing machine has been forgotten and stands in silence no longer being useful and completing its cycle to produce clean and freshly laundered bedding.
It makes me think so much about the cycle of life and how in a given season we feel can feel so useful and fulfilled and in charge of our lives and circumstances, our internal motor is running and passion is producing a God filled life when suddenly it feels like someone came past and switched the off the switch and you feel like God has forgotten you and all is lost...
I don't know if Lionel will remember that he switched off the washing machine or if he will come back into the kitchen for a second cup of coffee to switch the machine back on any time soon.
Praise God that we are not mechanical machines that are switched on and off randomly or at a whim of some higher power.
Our God is a relational Father who has inscribed our names on the palm of His hand. He is selfless and sent His only Son to die for our lives, past, present and future. He has come to give us life and that is life in abundance.
Don't fight the season you are in but surrender to God who will cause you to triumph in all things.
I once heard a prophetic preacher talk on the 2 ways God displays Himself, its either in hiddness or in manifestation.
Hideness is just that....its when God seems to be hiding away and you think He has forgotten you with your vision, passion and pursuit of Him and life. Its a time to draw closer to God, to seek Him until you find Him. As you are in hot pursuit of Him He turns the tables and starts pursuing you...once again you feel like the lights have gone on and life is in a near gear and the darkness of delayed dreams are pushed aside and you run with the Father. The 2nd display is Manifestion.... This is when God seems to be all over you nd arokund you everything you do or say has His blessing. Just know that these two seasons or displays of God work together. There is a time for everything under the sun. A time to laugh and a time to cry.
Keep the faith ì dear friends. Don't cut sort. Your faith, patienceand perseverance in God will produce the rewards of a life hidden in Him and you will be effective in all things.
Stand strong, hold onto faith and watch the salvation of your God.l
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