So I was told about a story of Hannah Hurnard's Hinds' Feet in High Places and it talkes about this fawn called "Much-Afraid" and how she overcomes her fears to go to the High Places with the Shepherd. The Shepherd tells her that in order to go to the High Places, she has to climb by herself but he will be close beside her. She begs him to carry her and he says that he could carry her all the way up, but if he did, she would never be able to develop her hinds' feet and become his companion wherever he goes. Even though it will be dificult this time, he assures her that it will help her develop hinds' feet.
After she decides to make this climb, the Shepherd tells her that he is giving her two companions for the journey...Sorrow and Suffering! "Why must you make Sorrow and Suffering my companions? Couldn't you give me Joy and Peace?...I never thought you would do this to me." The Shepherd's response is "Will you trust me?"
Ahh...that is the point I am at. Do I trust Him enough to endure the pain and suffering it will take to break bad habits? I think of Hebrews 12:11, "No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it."
I don't want to go through life without God and I don't want Him to go to the higher places without me. I want to make that journey. I want to be used by Him to help others make that journey. I have the feeling it will be a long road but I feel like I have hope for the first time in a long time.
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