Have you ever been there, I am sure we all have been there or we will be finding ourselves there at one time or another the place of Not knowing what is going to happen, what will the results be? Will it all work out? Recently and even now as I write I find myself there "Not knowing"... what is going to happen, how will it all turn out?
You see my wife has had a Mitral Valve Prolapse her whole life and we knew that eventually if it got worst she would have to under go surgery, One tends to push that thought far away and say sometime in the future that will come hoping that it never has to come to that. Well the news came from the Dr. that we should act and have the surgery done to reconstruct the valve. and So we stand at the "Not knowing"
It was a tuesday I was at work and my wife called me, I could tell by her voice that something was not right and she says "I need to have heart surgery" a million thoughts run through your head at that moment, what do I say, how do I comfort her, I respond the only way I know how God will get us through. We hung up the phone and I began to pray "Not Knowing" what was it going to be like, how dangerous is this surgery, is there a good hospital here in the area who specialize in this kind of heart surgery.
The day before on Monday My boss called and asked if I would be able to swicth teaching days with Him and I said yes no problem well now it's tuesday and the "Not Knowing" has began and I must consentrate on Studing for Sunday "God I need your help" that is a prayer of mine everytime I am preparing to teach but this time it was even more "God help me to consentrate on your word and not on the "Not Knowing"
He had a plan like He always does, We were going thru the book of 2 Samuel looking at the Man after God's own Heart David (just finished last Sunday great book) and I had the privilage of looking and teaching 2 Samuel 22 that Sunday October 3rd.
As I began to read the chapter the Lord spoke loud and clear and comforted me in the "Not Knowing" You see David here is coming to the end of His life and we know from scripture that He had many "Not Knowing" times but here in chapter 22 of Samuel in the first 4 verses He does not dwelll on the "Not Knowing" He does not allow his thoughts to go there but turns his thoughts and His heart to the One He does Know and displays in His Song here a Confidence In Who GOD Is: God is His Rock, His Fortress, His deliverer, His strength in whom he will trust His shield, the horn of his salvation, His Savior who will save him from violence. This Confidence in Who God is gave David the abillity to reflect upon His life and to remeber all that God had done and states many things from verses 4 to 46. This reflecting upon what God had done in His life gave David a Conficence in What God would Do 2Samuel 22:47-51, 23:1-7
The Lord was speaking to us the Four Hart's Who am I? I am your Rock (a firm foundation under your feet) I am your fortresss, I am your Savior, I am your Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father,Prince of Peace. Look at what I have done in your life and let this give you a Confidence in what I will Do.
So in the "Not Knowing" we find rest in the "ONE WHO DOES KNOW" For He is the Same Yesterday,Today, and Forever. He began a good work and He will finish it until it's completion. He is there, He has not left for He has Promised never to leave us nor forsake us and It is impossible for Him to lie.
So If you find yourself in the "Not Knowing" Group then come join us in finding rest in the "ONE WHO DOES KNOW" Group.
