"When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze." Isaiah 43:2 NIV
The New Living Translation says it like this. "When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you.
This past few weeks has felt like a river of difficulty. I have felt as if I were going through deep waters. I had my sights set on the end of treatment - only to find out they want to do more. The last two rounds I experienced more sickness and nausea, and more fatigue than I had the previous two rounds. It has taken me nearly all of two weeks to recover where before it took only days. I understand that chemo is cumulative and it builds up with recovery taking longer each round. These are deep troubled waters indeed.
But the promise is that He is with us when we pass through the waters, and the rivers of difficulty will not pass over us. When we walk through the fire we will not be set ablaze. We are called to walk by faith, not by sight. Sometimes we are called to walk through the deep waters and rivers of difficulty knowing that He is with us, even if we cannot see Him.
Psalm 77:19 says, "Your path led through the sea, your way through the mighty waters, though your footprints were not seen." NIV. Sometimes we cannot see his footprints. That doesn't mean He isn't there. Sometimes we cannot understand the path, but it doesn't mean it isn't His plan.
The waters may seem deep to us, the rivers difficult, the fire a molten pool. But these are not troublesome to Him. They are just another path for his foot. If he sets our path on these journeys, then we walk by faith knowing that He is there with us. Every step of the way...even though his footprints are unseen.
Only By His Grace,
Billie
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