Pressing On

Let us know & acknowledge Him; let us press on to know the LORD; as surely as the sun rises, He will appear. He will come to us like the showers, like the spring rains that water the earth.
-Hosea 6:3

I awoke thinking about the beach today, but everything appeared overcast. I checked the forecast and it assured me that it was going to be a perfect partly cloudy, 74 degrees. So I trusted.

I spent time packing a cooler, my journal, a book, and a change of clothes, then drove an hour west in my car, expending gas all the way ($3.19/gallon!) and all without KNOWING what the conditions truly were. I had faith that the weatherman posted something true enough that the trip would be worth it.

I noticed something as I made my way west on M-43: the clouds were getting smaller. Patches of blue started to appear, and quickly began to dominate the sky so that the only patches were the light, whispy grey clouds. I pondered as I drove on.

What is this lovely illustration You've given me, Lord? This is how faith works - you are given or called to something, you trust Jesus' word as truth, and you GO. You set out, knowing neither what you'll encounter along the way nor what it will all actually be like when you "arrive," but your faith draws you on. More than that, the promise of His presence drives you on.