Isaiah 42:16

And I will lead the blind

in a way that they do not know,

in paths that they have not known

I will guide them.

I will turn the darkness before them into light,

the rough places into level ground.

These are the things I do,

and I do not forsake them.

~Isaiah 42:16~

 

 

I'm not a bible scholar, so don't expect me to know the full meaning of this particular passage in Isaiah. I believe it is actually a prophetic passage, but Bible School was a long time ago and I haven't taken the time to investigate further. Today, for me, this passage is perhaps the most encouraging verse of scripture I've read all month.

 

"I (this is the LORD speaking) will lead the blind in a way that they do not know, in paths that they have not known I will guide them." I am personally in the process of (trying) to make some major life decisions. I'm not sure if it's being on the verge of 30 or what, but I have been reevaluating my life and my future. As all these thoughts fly around my tiny skull, I feel as if I am blind - completely clueless as to where my life is going - this path I do NOT know....and yet, HE has promised to guide me.

 

"I will turn the darkness before them into light, the rough places into level ground." Have you ever felt completely in the dark in a situation, life in general just seeming "rough?" This is recurring theme in my life. Oh, I wish it were different, but it isn't. I am in the dark. This place I find myself is beyond "rough," it is unknown and uncomfortable. THIS is in no way what my life was supposed to look like 6 months before 30! Honestly, I feel completely unfulfilled, alone, and empty...and yet, HE has promised to turn this darkness, this uncertainty, into LIGHT and to level the ground I am walking on. These words are so comforting to me.

 

And now the icing on the cake, two little lines spoken JUST for me. I supposed you can claim them for yourself, if you really want to...but, really friends, when I read these words I broke down in tears - they are just for me! "These are the things I do, and I do not forsake them." This is what GOD does! It is His very nature to guide me, to turn my darkness to light, and to level the ground I stand on. He does not forsake doing this for me because He can not - I am His daughter, His precious irreplaceable possession - and these are the things HE does! This concept is overwhelming, almost too much for my heart to hold!

 

It is more than true that my life feels a bit out of control as I blindly navigate the rough places HE has brought me to. There are no words to express the joy that is felt in recognizing that He will not forsake me, His purpose for me remains unaltered. My confusion over life's circumstances are not an indication of His perspective on them - He knows exactly what He has allowed. He has chosen to keep me blind to my destination, the purpose for this rough place, but that does not alter the fact that He will guide me. He guides me to places I do not know, which means, to me, the place He is taking me to is nothing like the place I am in today - and that is a comfort.

 

I have been reminding my Dear Heavenly Father (not that He has forgotten) that these are the things HE does!! I am holding to this truth as if it was my very hope of living....because it is.