Standing in the Dark

My son, Brad experienced a car breakdown, so we had to juggle schedules

in order to accommodate his work schedule on Wednesday evening. God used

that circumstance to teach a lesson. 

Let me explain a little about it so that you will be able to understand the meaning

of what I am talking about. 

Bradley works part-time as a meat cutter/ deli worker at a local grocery store in a

nearby village. His shifts on Wednesdays are the closing shift that ends at 8:00 p.m. 

Often a police officer will come in right before the shift ends, buy a cup of coffee

and stay around while the money is counted and the store is closed up for the night.

When his vehicle is working, it is not a problem, but on this particular evening, 

we had to leave prayer meeting early so that we could pick him up when his shift

ended at 8:00 p.m. 

The temperatures were in the single digits, so I felt concerned for him because I

knew that he was alone in the dark, freezing night waiting for us to pick him up.

His cellphone battery was dead, so if something would have happened, there

was no way to call for help. 

We pulled into the parking lot 5 minutes after the store clerk left. Brad was 

standing alone in the dark shadows on the side of the building shivering in the 

chill of the arctic cold night air. However, he was not alone. Sitting in a squad 

car about 50 feet away was a policeman keeping an eye on him to make sure

he was safe.

Bradley knew that we were coming, but he didn't know the exact moment

that we would arrive. He knew that the policeman was there for him, but he had

to stand in the darkness alone.

So, how does this incident apply to us and what lessons can be learned?

Sometimes we are like Bradley standing alone in the darkness.

• We know that God promised that He would take care of us. 
• We know that the answer is on the way. 
• We know that beyond the darkness of the veiled earth is our safety.
• Our guard who will not let anything happen to us without His knowledge. 

However, Bradley had to trust that we would keep our word and that the policeman

would do his job....just like we do with God.  We endure the darkness and coldness

of this earth because help is on the way and we are promised Heaven and home 

forever. 

Just some thoughts to think about.

Thanks for reading.

Donna