Elijah: A Man of Heroism and Humility by Charles Swindoll
Chapter 2: Boot Camp at Cherith
Page 30
"I've had my own times when the brook has dried up, and I've found myself wondering about the things I've believed and preached for years. What happened? Had God died? No. My vision was just blurry. My circumstances caused my thinking to get a little foggy. I looked up, and I couldn't see Him as clearly. To exacerbate the problem, I felt as though He wasn't hearing me. The heavens were like brass. I would speak to him and nothing came back. My brook dried up."
This portion of Chuck's writing to me summarizes were I feel I am right now in life. I have been in this place of a dried up brook for years now and it seems at times to be more of a punishment than place of development as Chuck describes as we move further into the chapter. Are we still at this dried up brook by our choice, our failure, our stubbornness maybe it is a little of all of theses. More so I hope and have taken to praying that it is simply because he hasn't given up on us yet and wants us to grow and change. Would you please join me in that prayer.
Lord God I ask that you will work on all of who I am. All the parts that you created and combined together to make Me who I am but more importantly who You want me to be. I struggle to lay down my perceptions, my understanding, my fears, my desires, my dreams, my wants , my reality and place them before you. This is not an easy task for me. Give me the strength to do it and the grace to keep trying with each time I fail and take something back from before you. Lord I ask that you will make it know to me that you are there for me, that you love me, and that you are still wanting to use me. These are some of my doubts, my fears, my insecurities that I lay open before you.
In Jesus Christ's Name AMEN!
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