A very short story/ Day the Fourteenth

Dearest you,

"The Purpose Driven Life" day fourteen: When God Seems Distant
"The Lord has hidden himself from his people, but I trust him and place my hope in him."- Isaiah 8:17
*God is real, no matter how we feel.
*The deepest level of worship is praising God in spite of pain, thanking God during a trial, trusting him when tempted, surrendering while suffering, and loving him when he seems distant.
*God promises never to leave us or forsake us, but he doesn't promise that we will always feel his presence.
*Feelings of abandonment or estrangement from God often have nothing to do with our sin--they are a test of faith.
*Christians today generally seek an experience in worship, rather than seek God.
*God often removes our feelings so we won't depend on them.
*The situations that will stretch our faith the most will be those times when life falls apart and God seems nowhere to be found.
*Tell God exactly how you feel.
*Focus on who God is--his unchanging nature.
*Trust God to keep his promises.
*Remember what God has already done for you.
*When we feel abandoned by God yet continue to trust him, we worship him in the deepest way.
*"For God has said, 'I will never leave you; I will never abandon you.'" -Hebrews 13:5




So...funny story. Once upon a time, a girl and her dad were taking an early night stroll down their street. As they were causally treading through a rather dark stretch of pavement, shrouded by trees and shadows, an eerie, cool wind swept past them.
"Do you know what that is?" the father asked, somewhat suspiciously.
The girl hesitated. "Um, no?" she replied.
"It's La Sueve," he stated in a heavy, fake accent, quite confident in his answer.
"La what?" The girl was now thoroughly confused.
"La Sueve," explained the father indulgently. "The female devil winds."
Laughter proceeded.
"Seriously?" the girl queried. "You made up a Spanish word for a random blast of cool air?"
The father grinned. "Are you going to blog about this?"
The end.
True story.
I hope you enjoyed that. If you didn't, it's probably because it doesn't make much sense unless you were there :D
Praise the Lord for humorous fathers! =)

Con amore,
Sophie