Someone once said that faith is not a personal possession until you have suffered. That person understood that the very nature of faith requires the grit and courage to be in the dark so you can eventually see in the dark. Then faith becomes faith.
This is just one of the many of the underlined and starred excerpts in the book Seeing In The Dark by Nancy Ortberg. This book is her long awaited sequel to Looking for God, which I have not read, but hope to in the future.
If you've ever gone through a rough patch in life, and you wonder what God is up to and how on earth things will ever change, this book will be an encouragement to you to sit and wait until you can 'see in the dark'. Until you have done this, says Ortberg, you will not "hear the whisper or see the flicker".
It's where we actually are, not where we want to be or hope to be, that God works. His kingdom becomes real to us exactly where we are.
And Ortberg reminds me that although God sometimes makes His presence known in strong and unmistakable ways, other times it's in the quiet, little things. Some random 'coincidence', words of encouragement from a friend, being inspired by a beautiful sight that reminds me of how big God is, or a word read at just the right time.
There are a lot of jewels in this book, and it's definitely worth buying a hard copy, because no doubt you will want to underline some of those truths and reread this book or lend it to a friend.
I received this book free from Tyndale House in exchange for an honest review.
