Do you remember the Narnia movie when Lucy sees Aslan and the others don't? He finally joins with her and asks her why she didn't come even though the others didn't see him.
Is God after something in your life today that he's not after in those around you? Are the winds of Aslan moving in your direction but perhaps, no one else can feel them? I encourage you, enter it.
I have watched in the last few days something so significant and life changing happen. I have watched some terrible news in one person's life bring another person to a place of great change and brokenness. It has been very unexpected and very surprising. This person has been a hard and angry person and done great harm to those around them and they have become soft and caring and attentive to how they are impacting others. Those around them are not sure quite how to respond. What do you make of such a difference in personality? How does ones character change so drastically? From anger to engaging? There is no pill or drink for such a change. This is a miracle that comes from an unexpected place. It begins when one sees their own heart. It comes from the work of the Spirit.
We can long for things, pray for something and even attach a verse to it because then it has more power and we have stronger faith. We can hope and pray and sometimes do this for many years and see no change. Where is "Aslan"?
The fictional story of Narnia reminds us that Aslan is both good and dangerous. We know from the Word that Jehovah is both good and unpredictable. He is faithful and can be completely trusted, but He is God. He does not work on our timetable or according to our desires and we can get discouraged and frustrated. We can lose hope.
Philippians 1:6
And I am sure that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on that day when Christ Jesus comes back again.
We don't know how or when or what this will look like in us or anyone else. Until then, we hold fast and hold onto the hope that we have been given. We hope, not in a Lion, yes, He is the Lion of the tribe of Judah, but we hope in Jesus, the Christ, the One who left His throne and came and He died on our behalf and He rose and He now sits interceding for you and for me each moment of the day. Our hope is in the One who is waiting to throw His leg over the white horse and ride into a great battle and come and rescue us again.
Be encouraged today, even if is seems that nothing is going on... God is at work in the waiting. He is.
Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering for He who promised is faithful. Hebrews:10:25
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