Grey Clouds

Heading to my mom's house today, William was driving. I had the window down, my arm out the window, and I was just really enjoying the ride. Then God showed me something.
As I sang along to a Third Day song I looked up at the sky. The sky was blue but the clouds were grey. I thought to myself, "Grey clouds, just how life is sometimes." I think I was hoping to look up and see some beautiful sight. And the grey clouds were a let down.
I looked at the grey clouds, I noticed that the trees were going by quickly and they seemed so tall. They seemed as though they were touching the sky.
I noticed that the trees were thick in that area of where we were. You could see grey clouds, a blue sky, and lots of trees.
But once we got a little farther down the road I noticed an opening in the trees. I had caught a glimpse of a beautiful sky with pink and purple clouds.
Once the giant trees were gone I could finally get a great view of the beautiful sunset.
The grey clouds are times in our lives that things aren't seeming to work out. We feel like this may be as good as it gets.
The trees represent our "giants". Things in our life that "block" the view of the total picture that we cannot sometimes see (God has all the puzzle pieces to our lives). The giants of worry, fear, stress, and unbelief cloud our minds.
The beautiful sky with the pink and purple clouds represent the promise that God has made to us.
We travel along in life only being able to see so much. We sometimes don't understand why we go through the things we do. We feel like God abandon's us. We may even feel like we are not much of a christian. Those times in our life are "grey clouds".
Traveling along the road of life isn't easy sometimes. Sometimes "things" jump out in front of us or obstruct our view of what God is doing or what He wants us to see. I could only see the grey clouds above me because the trees were so tall and there were too many of them. If I had been at a higher altitude I would of been able to see what lied past everything. This beautiful and amazing sight.
The devil wants things to obstruct or block our view of what God is doing in our lives. If he can do that then he can keep us feeling down, depressed, and crush our walk with God. The devil's main goal is to place fear in our hearts and minds. The devil wants to belittle our faith and destroy our hopes & dreams.
If we will just remember that the grey clouds will pass over. The load will become lighter. Even if the situation does not look like God is moving....HE IS!!!!!! Remember that looks can be deceiving. No matter what you are facing everything in your life is subject to change, except for God. God is the same yesterday, to day, and for ever. He has never changed and will never change.
God wants us to get to a "higher altitude" with Him. If we focus on what God says instead of our circumstances, we are trusting in God. If we keep our minds and hearts fixed upon Him then the grey clouds and trees will not block the "view" of what God wants to show us. Focus upon the promises and goodness of God and let all your troubles pass you by. Trust in God. Believe what He has spoken. He says He will cause it to happen in His time. Lean not to your own understanding but trust in Him.
I love the Lord with all of my heart, mind, soul, & strength. To Jesus be all the glory, honor, & praise forever. - Amen