Do you ever feel like you're never really going to feel thoroughly settled... in general? Settling, I believe, is finding a comfortable niche you fit supremely nicely into and could simply be happy staying in this little crevice forever. But for some reason, I don't think that's what God has in store for us.
I feel like many-a-time we discover these alcoves that we fit so perfectly into and wish with all our hearts that we could just stay and dig our roots in deep and have the security of knowing the walls around you won't change. Ever. This feeling is most definitely an innately human desire. A desire for stability and a solid foundation and constants. A desire I don't believe God lets go unsatisfied.
We've been sent to this earth to undergo trials and tribulations that help us grow and ultimately reach our full potential. But, during this process, God does give us unvarying sources of truth and light to burrow our roots into and provide that stability we all crave. That's what's so great about our Heavenly Father-- He pushes us to our limits, forcing us time after time out of our comfort zones in order to let us see that we can accomplish great things with His help. But that means leaving our niches. Stepping out of our alcoves and into the uncertainty of the unknown... which is scary.
It's ironic, isn't it, that the times I feel the most contented are usually times when I've been placed in situations that bring about changes in my life... disturbances in the calm flow of my life's path... It's almost as if God is trying to help me understand that it's okay to do things I've never done and to reach into the darkness and trust that His hand will be there to grasp mine. And it's at those moments of greatest trust that our loving Father in Heaven allows us to feel the 'rest of the Lord.'
Just a few things on my mind tonight.
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