Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians 13:11-13
When I was a child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child. But when I grew up, I put away childish things. 12 Now we see things imperfectly as in a cloudy mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity.[c] All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God now knows me completely.
13 Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love.
This morning I was flipping through the Word and came across one of the most simplest. 1 Corinthians. The ever so famous, Love is patient, Love is kind chapter. Last night I went to sleep frustrated- overwhelmed by my lack of clarity. If you think about it, more clarity more readiness. If I knew what was around the corner in my life, in this chapter I feel as if I would be more ready and less surprised.
Then I started thinking about how uneasy I get to know that I don’t have clarity in my life -in a few areas. Granted I can’t complain, the Lord has done nothing, NOTHING but shown me time and time again how much he loves me and will take care of me. For some reason though, that human side always makes it’s way back in.
When reading this passage something clicked. The Lord showed me that not only have I been thinking with a childish mindset, in which I should have progressed in my walk by now….but I’ve also been caught up in the fear that the lack of clarity would actually hinder me from greater things to come. This passage points me to exactly the opposite.
Its through Christ that we grow…its through that growth we are able to handle more, trial wise and blessing wise. Most importantly it tells me that I don’t need 100% clarity all the time, that the fogginess is the Lord’s to handle. That comforts me cause I can guarantee that I will continually need this reminder and also warms me to know that He is bigger than me and that all the details will come in time, which will bring clarity in the end.
The Lord is so good. He never fails to speak to the weak, to those who reach out for help. That’s me. Ain’t too proud to beg (yes, I said that). Lord I ask that you continue to offer understanding and wisdom. (We all know I’m a train wreck)
