Thankfulness

It's been a great week so far. It's had its ups and downs, but overall I'm feeling a lot better than I did over the past month. The grace of God is such a wonderful thing. He can take all of my anger and turn it upside-down, into love. I'm so grateful for that cleansing power in my life.

I've gone through great strides over the years to learn more and more about our Lord. But knowing about God and knowing God are two completely different things. Knowing about God is a fine academic endeavor, but being able to see Him working in everyday life, and knowing that you have a relationship with your Creator... Words don't describe it. It is something much stronger than words, infinitely mysterious and marvelously unexplainable. I feel as if I have been changed, really changed. "For the Mighty One has done great things for me—holy is His name" (Luke 1:49). This is what it is like to really be alive, to truly be a man!

I know that it won't always be easy, and I won't always be able to see God working. There are many times that I will stumble and fall, and curse myself for being so blind to the glory. But, unlike before, I can take rest and solace in the unimaginable Good News that I now know firsthand—God saves. When we're at our lowest and we can't pick ourselves back up, Christ pulls us out of the ditch, brushes off our shoulders, and calls for us to return to His work. He is the Comforter, the kind but demanding Father who wants to see His children succeed, and will help them when they fall short of the goal. He is the One who saved me from myself... What else can I do but constantly bow before Him in praise and exaltation for the rest of my days?

All of us are still in the dark in some ways; with heavy hearts, we fall before our Saviour. And I know there are many now who have been lost in the world for so long. Plagued by pride or shame, they stumble blindly in the night, as I have done. But I tell anyone who feels adrift in the life they are leading, never stop searching! Have no fear! The Light of the World will make Himself known in the places you are least expecting Him. Always be willing to peer through the darkness. For "in my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of Heaven. . . . His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed" (Daniel 7:13-14). The Kingdom of God is here to stay, and the only thing you have to do is knock at the door. Every knock is answered. I'm living proof.