LISTEN TO THE CLOUD...

They became frightened when they entered the cloud. Then from the cloud came a voice that said, “This is my chosen Son, listen to

him!” – Luke 9:34-35

 

       My son, David, is visually impaired. He could only see with his left eye when he was born. When he was four, he needed to undergo a corneal transplant to save his left eye. His body rejected it. He underwent another one and it failed again. I was so disheartened. I thought this operation was the answer to our prayers for my son to be able to see.

       There are times in our lives when we’re so sure that this was God’s answer to our fervent prayer. Then something happens that dashes our hopes to the ground. When you find yourself in this predicament, trust that God is bigger than your problem. He is in control. Always.

       As for David, I don’t really know how much he can see now. But this much I know — he can play Temple Run with his iPad and get really high scores while I can’t even get past 10 points. He can play Mario Kart games on Nintendo DS with his eye one inch from the screen. Oh, and he told me this afternoon that his crush wore a beautiful red ribbon on her hair today! Yes, I have a big God. Ronna Singson-Ledesma

 

Reflection: “Clouds are the sorrows, sufferings or providential circumstances... which actually seem to contradict the sovereignty of God. Yet it is through these grey clouds that the Spirit of God is teaching us how to walk by faith.” (Oswald Chambers)

 

Lord, may I always listen to Your voice whenever I find myself engulfed by a cloud of uncertainty.