Going 'Through'

Robert Frost is one of my favorite poets.  I like Frost because I find his works to be true, yet challenging.  I also find believe “he gets it”.  

 I recently read these words by Frost:

The best way out is always through.

 When faced with difficulty you cannot side-step the issue and expect to win.  You have to face the dragon.  Henri Nouwen says the same thing regarding our inner self.  He says we have to face our shadow side.  In other words, we must face our inner struggle head on.  We cannot run from it and expect it to just go away. Until we face it head on the thing we struggle with will continue to haunt us. 

Talking to God helps us to work through our exterior difficulties and He also helps us face the dragon within.  I used to (mistakenly) think that I need to be good for God and do the right things so I would be deserving of God’s love.  The truth of the matter is that God wants me to be what He created me to be. God knows I’m going to make mistakes and He loves me.  

 Now when I am struggling with something (or someone) I take it to God and talk with Him about it.  I tell God the whole truth about what I feel and God shares how He feels.  I am always blessed when I connect with God and understand how He sees and feels about a situation.  It changes my whole perspective.  

Giving God our time so He can offer us his perspective is time well spent!   

As you hustle and bustle through the week ahead, be blessed and take time for God. God will get you through...