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Topic: RESTORATION (12/03/20)
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TITLE: The Way Back | Previous Challenge Entry
By Laurie Glass
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I needed divine help,
looked to him first,
and waited,
and waited.
I spent time listening,
and listening,
and listening.
Silence.
Silence!
Why?
From this unmet expectation,
I felt such consternation.
How could he
leave me here alone,
straining to hear his voice
longing to feel his healing touch?
When I needed validation,
I ended up in isolation.
Hurt and disappointment
gave way to anger,
and I distanced myself
from the One
whose silence I didn’t understand.
In my exasperation,
I refused communication.
In time,
I heard him speak.
It seemed too little,
too late.
Why now?
Why not before?
After this separation,
he suddenly wanted conversation?
With patience,
he kept reaching out to me,
sneaking in a word
when I wasn’t listening for one.
Slowly,
his sentiments
began to melt
my hardened heart.
Maybe it was time
to move away from rumination
and toward rectification.
I began talking to him,
a little at a time,
hesitant, timid,
guarded, but ready
to listen again.
Raw and honest,
conveying it would take time
for me to feel at ease with him.
Received understanding,
patience, and love in return.
It began with reservation,
but moved toward reconciliation.
As time went on,
and we talked more,
I began to see what happened
from a different viewpoint.
The enemy
had wedged himself between us.
From this test,
I learned,
I grew,
and I saw my Lord
in a new way.
This revelation
brought about a transformation.
As I look back,
I’m grateful,
humbled,
deeply moved
by his love and patience.
This grew my faith,
and now,
I find strength and inspiration
from this restoration.
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