Daily Devotional for March 4, 2018
Foggy Faith
Mallory blew her nose. Again. “Mom, how long do allergies last?” she asked as they drove away from the doctor’s office.
Mom smiled sympathetically. “The doctor said you have seasonal allergies, so you’ll probably have them the next couple of months.”
“Great,” said Mallory glumly. She felt stuffed up, and her head was foggy.
“I know you don’t feel well,” Mom said. “We’ll be home soon.”
As they drove across a bridge, a blanket of fog seemed to come up out of nowhere and surround them. Mallory peered out the window, trying see the water below the bridge, but it was like everything had disappeared.
“Goodness, I can’t see a thing,” Mom muttered as she turned on the headlights. She slowed down and carefully steered the car over the bridge.
A few minutes later, they were off the bridge and heading home. Mallory couldn’t believe how quickly it went from being so foggy to clear skies and sunshine. She turned around to watch the fog slowly float away behind them.
“Wow, that was crazy, Mom!” she exclaimed. “Weren’t you scared driving over the bridge when you could hardly see?”
Mom nodded. “It was a little scary,” she admitted. “But as long as I kept my eyes focused on what was in front of me, I knew we’d get to the other side of the bridge eventually.” She turned the headlights off and headed into the sunshine. “You know, Mallory, that’s how faith can be sometimes too,” she said thoughtfully.
“How can faith be foggy?” Mallory asked.
“Sometimes there will be days, even when you’re a Christian, that you won’t always feel joyful, or you might not know what to do. That’s when you need to depend on Jesus to show you the way through your foggy faith.”
“How do I do that?” asked Mallory.
“By reading your Bible and talking to Him about everything. Even when you can’t see what’s in front of you, hold on to Jesus and what you know is true. You can always trust that He will be with you in the fog—and when you come out on the other side.” – Kelly Hope
How about you?
Are you going through a foggy time in your faith? Maybe you’re not feeling very joyful, or you’re facing a situation where you’re not sure what to do. Keep talking to Jesus in prayer and reading your Bible to get to know Him better. Remember that He saved you by dying for your sin, and trust Him to help you get through the fog and show you the next step to take.
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