The last couple of weeks have been hard an isolating due to an illness that took some time to determine if it was contagious.  Isolation always makes me vulnerable to the lies that I am alone.  In the past this would send me into an uncontrollable spiral leading to depression.  While the feelings have been raging, I have not spiraled completely out of control.  I have clung to the truth that with God I am never alone even when I can’t feel Him.  

The other day, I watched the partial eclipse though the clouds blocked some of the view.  As the eclipse hit its peak, the owls were hooting and crickets chirping, the sounds of night fall filled the air.  As I took in the moment, I was hit with the realization that the sky is always blue and the sun is always there.  When there are clouds the sky is still blue and the sun is still there.  When it is dark the sky is still blue and the sun is still out there.  We might not see it but it doesn’t change the fact that the sky is always blue and the sun is still there.  The blue sunny sky will always come back into view again.

It’s the same with God.  Clouds of emotions may block our view or keep us from feeling His presence but He is still there.  Our circumstances may appear to be completely dark but He is still there.  Nothing can change Him.  He is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow.  God is always present and He is always in control.  

Friend, I don’t know what hard feelings or dark circumstances you may be facing.  It may seem like all hope is lost, but He is still there.  Just as we trust that blue sunny skies will ultimately come back no matter the intensity of the storm, we can trust that He hasn’t left us in the storms of our circumstances and emotions.  Keep speaking this truth into the dark.  May we land on His grace.