Thoughts swirl, becoming an angry frenzy in the middle of the night. The darkness of night presses down and it's you and God...
Your faith is not measured by the number of dark nights nor is it measured by the mountain tops you've experienced. It is measured instead by God's faithful encounters with you— "Before a word is on my tongue you, LORD, know it completely. You hem me in behind and before, and you lay your hand upon me." Psalms 139:4,5 NIV
His hand, faithful, holding fast, loving, guiding, and leading in the way everlasting—that's why you (and me) pray in the middle of the night. |