Embracing Obscurity: Becoming Nothing in Light of God’s Everything

by Anonymous

Yes, God works all—even our suffering—for our good, but the end result may well look different than you had hoped. Will you still trust God if your “good” is to go on embracing obscurity—living in simplicity and devotion to Him—your entire life? What if your “good” is to understand the deepest depths of suffering so that you have more to give to others who walk through dark times? Would you mind if your “good” is only a greater understanding of the suffering Jesus went through on your behalf and mine? What if your “good” is soley to make His name great? All of God’s ways are good and true. Although His plans may not look like ours, we can trust that God is in fact “for us.” Embracing obscurity allows us to relinquish our dreams for and to Him—to His timing and His ways.