3 Reasons to Have Confidence in Your Struggle

  
“You can stop counting now. . . come and find me Grandpa!” 

“I already see you little boy.” 

“How can you see me, Grandpa?” 

Unbeknownst to the child, his elderly playmate tried to cover his eyes, but time had curled and gnarled his knuckles bending and altering the natural curve of the hand until fingers stood like solitary bars on a jail cell. Old Arthur Itus (arthritis) plays unfair. 

Grandpa’s eyes though confined by the cranial sockets are unhindered by roomy, rheumatoid fingers behind which he is ordered to hide. Though his eyes are behind bars, they can come and go as they please, searching out the hiding places of his grandson.

Likewise, God sees you. His eyes, too, are unhindered by time, space or circumstances. Make no mistake, God isn’t some senile old guy, sitting in the clouds twiddling his fingers nor are his gazing eyes hindered or obstructed by time. You and I can have confidence in our struggles because: 

1. Neither turbulence nor turmoil provides sufficient cover to keep us from the all-seeing eyes of God. He sees. Nothing can hide us from His perusing eye. 

2. Your position, place, or plight in life does not prevent God from knowing where you are. Indeed He orders your every step. 

So, if you are waiting on God to flood into your situation and improve your circumstances but you’ve found that God has not moved, it does not mean He is unaware of your plight, but that your promotion has not been authorized yet. 

God always exercises impeccable timing in bringing about a fruitful harvest. Paul agrees:

“And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up” (Gal. 6:9 ESV).

3. Finally, you can have confidence in your struggle because He knows where you are. Neither season passing nor the bitter sweet presence of old age can thwart the plans of God for your life. He never forsakes the righteous, and He never boots their children out into the streets (Ps. 37:25).  

Therefore, He can, at His leisure, eradicate your silent struggle and swiftly transport you to your place of advancement.

So, have confidence in your struggle!