Hello Victorious One,
You've been waiting for God to move in a big way, to come in and change your life in a mighty and glorious way. Guess what. He's going to!
But... it is not going to look at all like you are expecting. In fact it's going to look like the total opposite of what you have been waiting for. A dark night of the soul. A dark dark dark dark dark night of the soul.
Don't fight it. Embrace it. Dig into the word. When you don't feel like reading the word... read it. When you get so mad you no longer believe... tell people.
Yes you are in the middle of the dessert, but look there behind you is a flower. Fix your eyes on that flower. Hold onto truth.
Lamentations 3:25 says "The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him."
Memorize this verse. Write it on your mirror. Put it on your walls. Carry it in your pocket.
The Lord IS good. It's who he is. (You are going to hate this song the first time you hear it, but the truth will seep in and soon you won't be able to stop singing it).
Wait for him. "Not passive, listless sitting, but faithful serving until God acts."
-ESV Study Bible
Seek him. Not seek his blessings. Not seek his gifts. Not seek your dreams. Seek him.
At the exact right time he's going to come in and do a complete renovation of your heart and mind. He will weed out the bad roots and nourish the good roots. A river will flow through the desert. And he will give you a freedom unlike anything you've ever experienced. Remember him in ALL you do. And you will be given new life and a new song to sing.
Love,
Your Future Self
I recently came out of a four year dark night of the soul. This is the letter I would send to my past self.
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