Thank you for joining me on this hectic journey we call life and for being a part of Bette’s Box of Blessings! As you probably already know, the contents of Bette’s Box of Blessings are meant to bless not only yourself, but others as well. Either way, I think you will find great value in each product…not only dollar value, but more importantly, spiritual value.
We’ve all been there. Those moments when God feels far away. If we’re honest, there are times when we’d even admit that God feels non-existent. How could He forget us? How could He allow the stressful circumstancesI’m in take me down this road of self-doubt, of questioning whether He hears my prayers? Am I the only one that feels this way?
The reality is, He hasn’t abandoned me. And I’m not the only one who has felt this way. Which brings me to this month’s theme verse for Bette’s Box of Blessings:
"The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged". Deuteronomy 31:8
This verse from Deuteronomy is when Joshua was about to take Moses’ place and lead the Israelites into the Promised Land. Forty years earlier Joshua, Caleb and ten other spies scouted out the land of Canaan. Ten of the spies said it was impossible to take the land, that it was occupied by giants, and they were like “grasshoppers” in comparison. Even though Joshua and Caleb said, “We can take the land because God is with us!” the Israelitesrefused to enter Canaan, resulting in their wandering in the desert for forty years before they finally entered the Promised Land.
If the Bible says God is going before me, maybe those times when God feels far away is because either I slowed down, or like the Israelites, I stopped following Him altogether. This month’s Box of Blessings offers several ways to draw close to Him, reminding us that even in those times when He feels far away, He promised that He will never leave us nor forsake us.
