In the recent monthly letter from John Eldredge of
Ransomed Heart, he discusses the Colorado wildfire and how he was reminded to trust the Larger Story:
As we evacuated our home, I could see flames and smoke engulfing the mountainside in my rearview mirror. I thought, It would be awful if our home burnt to the ground. Jesus, why is this happening? I felt him say, I will interpret this for you later. Let me pause here and say, in the midst of crisis, heartbreak or tragedy, you can seek God or you can seek understanding but you rarely get both. In time, usually after some time, God can help you sort things out. But not in the midst of the storm. In the maelstrom, seek God. Interpretation comes later. Trust the Larger Story.
Then Jesus said, if you really believed this is a world at war, what would your reaction be? Suddenly my outlook changed. I realized of course we could lose our home; that happens in war. What am I invested in, really? What am I living for? Happy little home?
Eldredge goes on to remind readers that by focusing on the Larger Story of advancing the Kingdom of God, no smaller crisis can take us out.
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