BeyondSeeLevel

Often times we will come to God making our  request known unto Him. We hope to stand at one end of the hallway of our prayer as God stands at the other end with blessing in hand. But often times, our blessings won’t be a straight shot hallway experience.  But they will be a lot like this maze; full of wrong turns, dead ends, U-turns & back tracks. Often times, we find ourselves in the dark places of ‘not knowing’, feeling our way around with only the thought of the blessing pushing us. No light in sight. No ringing bells. No aromas. No evidence that we’re anywhere close to what we’ve asked for. Time moves on, the maze experience start to get the best of us. We start to wonder if God wanted us to even have this blessing in the first place. The closed doors. The dead ends.  The start overs. The feelings of fatigue, defeat & hopelessness. We simply, grow weary & tired of wading and waiting. But every now and then we are reminded that God has Divinely orchestrated the maze experience to maximize our growth and His glory…..if we faint not, in due season. The maze was never intended to discourage us. But it’s intentionally designed to prepare us, position us & empower us. God knows that sometimes the “roundabout” way, isn’t the easiest, nor the desired way. But it’s always the best way. You see, the hallway (straight shot experience) doesn’t require faith.  But faith pleases God. Without it, it’s impossible to please God. God is so gracious, He affords us opportunities to excersize that faith by sending us through the maze. We grow in the maze. We’re strengthened in the maze. We please God in the maze. God is glorified in the maze. God is simply, a-maze-ing. You don’t get amazing without the maze. 🙂

*tj