Great truths are dearly bought, the common truths,
Such as we give and take from day to day,
Come in the common walk of easy life,
Blown by the careless wind across our way.
Great truths are greatly won, not found by chance,
Nor wafted on the breath of summer dream;
But grasped in the great struggle of our soul,
Hard buffeting with adverse wind and stream.
But in the day of conflict, fear, and grief,
When the strong hand of God, put forth in might,
Plows up the subsoil of our stagnant heart,
And brings the imprisoned truth seed to the light.
Wrung from the troubled spirit, in hard hours
Of weakness, solitude, and times of pain,
Truth springs like harvest from the well-plowed field,
And our soul feels it has not wept in vain.
Our knowledge of God is enlarged when we are brought through circumstances that cause us to draw closer to His will. When difficulties come into our path, we can thank God that He is taking the time to teach us something new and important. We can then lean on His everlasting arms of comfort, and love. The poem made me think of the 91st psalm: He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust:
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Have you ever had an epiphany? The second to last line of this poem reminds me of that. Normally an epiphany just springs on you, but this kind of describes the backstage work that God does in order to bring one about... The time leading up to the realization of a great truth often involves trials. Unfortunately, we usually can’t see that He’s at work until after we’ve understood the truth He’s showing us...
Amen...trials do lead to our understanding of God's plan in our lives.
We can not see what He has in store for us. All we can see, is His character. He wants us to trust Him and be willing to follow. It is sad that we are slow to see Him at work, but it is such a joy to know that even when we are scared & slow, He is still working. :) He is such a faithful and loving Father.
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