| | My thoughts and reflections from today's quiet time caused me to look back to a difficult time in my life. As I thought about it, I realized it happened exactly 4 years ago today - June 30th, 2005.
While living what I thought to be God's will, gloriously content and immersed in my dream work, my life was suddenly and painfully disrupted. I left my work, friends, and the area where I was living in a cloud of disgrace without the freedom to clear my name.
I don't think about it much anymore - the memories still bring pain, confusion, and regret. Yet, today they were also accompanied by the proof in my life of my Redeemer's goodness and faithfulness to me. He pulled me out of what I thought was excellent, and brought me into something better. You've heard the expression "When God closes a door, He always opens a window". I felt then that God had closed my door. But now I see that He drew me away from the window through which I was observing abundant life and showed me the door through which to live it.
A woman involved in that painful time told me that she knew God has a reason for all that He allows. She asked me to let her know if I ever learned what His reason was for this situation - even if it was 10 years later. Oh, I wish I could know the reason, but I still don't. But here's what I know: God loves me and He wants to give me life- fuller, richer, and more abundant than what I can imagine.
I want to learn to trust Him more. I want my first reaction to be trust in Him. I hope that, next time He closes my window, I can follow Him out the door with joy and thankfulness, knowing He's bringing me to something better.
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