GOD HATH NOT PROMISED SKIES ALWAYS BLUE (Yvonne—My One and Only Beloved)
GOD HATH NOT PROMISED SKIES ALWAYS BLUE
By: Paul Lai
Translated by John
God hath not promised skies always blue,
Flower strewn pathways all our lives through;
God hath not promised sun without rain,
Joy without sorrow, peace without pain.
But God hath promised strength for the day,
GOD HATH NOT PROMISED SKIES ALWAYS BLUE
By: Paul Lai Translated
By John
God hath not promised skies always blue,
Flower strewn pathways all our lives through;
God hath not promised sun without rain,
Joy without sorrow, peace without pain.
But God hath promised strength for the day,
Rest for the labor, light for the way,
Grace for the trials, help from above,
Unfailing sympathy, undying love.
In life’s journey we all at some point come across the darkness, lightening and storm. These experiences help us to mature, to get to know God better and to understand our own needs more clearly. God sows into us our life and when our life matures, He uses us greatly.
God is merciful. At first we only know how to enjoy each and every blessing from God. When difficulties come, then we start to doubt God, wondering if He really loves us. Is there a reason why He takes us through this process? Remember, God always loves us. The Bible tells us that He disciplines those that He loves so that we will be obedient and submissive to Him and learn to trust Him. And, without trials and tribulations, we would not understand the needs of others who are going through trials and tribulations.
Through my sickness I realized two transformations: The first was the physical and bodily transformation. The radioactive cancer treatment killed my salivary glands. As a result, my throat is always dry. It hurts when I speak loudly and I need to drink water all the time. The second was an emotional transformation. Previously, I had never shed tears. But now my heart became softened. I would cry while reading a letter or a testimony. The Bible says, “Blessed are those who mourn”. We mourn for our sins and we mourn for the needs of others.
This experience has allowed me to know God in a deeper way. What a great blessing that is! Job said, “My ears had heard of you, but now my eyes have seen you.” Job was a good man, a righteous person, one appreciated by God. God let tribulations fall upon him. Through the tribulations, Job came to know God better. This is not “knowing through rational reasoning”, it is “knowing through experiencing God”. From hearing to experiencing, from the objective to the subjective, this is the practical experience. My sickness has allowed me to know God more deeply and to hear more clearly His precious words. He spoke to me in my pain and showed me how real and precious His words are to me in a very personal and loving way.