The Abyss… A Place Where Light is Scarce

So it has been a while! I have not written a blog in about 9 months. And that begs the question, did my journey come to an end?

By no means, I have just been in an abyss and couldn’t find the time to sit back and share about the darkness as well as the light that I have experienced within the abyss I found myself venturing into.

That's right, I said darkness and light. While most think of an abyss as a dark place, there are many small little "creatures" that one comes to encounter. While in total darkness, these tiny little "creatures" seem to light up your path. These tiny reflections of light that are emitted from these creatures bring a sense of hope as one comes to realize that the source of such light must be near.

The experience is similar to a person that is lost within a cave in total darkness and suddenly starts to see a gleam of light... "I see the light at the end of the tunnel!" Some people scream with joy as they know their eyes will see the light of dawn again; their lungs will be filled with a breath of air that is pure and fresh (so long as the tunnel is not by an industrial site!).

Allow me to define what an abyss is; Wikipedia and many other online dictionaries have it as "bottomless", "the bottomless pit". Seems like a place we all have inadvertently ventured into more frequent than we would have liked.

So my journey has brought me to what seems to be my own personal abyss. An abyss where light is scarce and darkness seems to over take even the gloomiest of hopes. However, there is one hope that carries me through, and that is what I refer to as the "source of light". My hope is not in where I am but where I am going… I can decide to give up hope and stay within the darkness of my abyss or I can decide to press on and walk with the hope that the light will come and that it will light my path.

Scripture says:

Romans 8:23 - And not only this, but also we ourselves, having the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our body.
Romans 8:24 - For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he already sees?
Romans 8:25 - But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it.

Remember that our Lord is the source of light. He is in whom we find our hope.

To those of you who do not believe in Jesus Christ as their savior all I can say is this, we all have faith in something. Whatever that is, is either real or it is not. I can only speak of my personal experiences and adventures I have had in my walk with God. If you feel there is no hope in your situation, I challenge you to cry out to God and ask Him to come into your live and feel you with hope, faith and love.

I wrote a blog titled "Parenting... A Page Out of the School of Hard Knocks". In it I describe how I have allowed my daughter to learn the hard way. She usually has two options, listen to me and go through it with the hope that I am with her, or do it her way. Her way usually involves her getting into or going through a painful situation and/or experience. These painful experiences in turn bring her crying back to me (or mommy).

Likewise, if you have chosen to do things on your own, I urge you to come to God with your hardship. He will take out the alcohol and clean up your wounds… it will sting! But your wounds will heal! After this process, He will walk with you through whatever situation you may be going through. And just as I did while teaching my daughter how to ride her bike, He will do for you. He will be there to help you up when you fall… to help you get back on the bike and ride on.

More to come on my journey through the abyss!