Passing Through

My Dennis used to love going through car washes!  My last car-wash recollection is when he was twenty years old; oh, the silliness and giggles.  The late Author Joanie Yoder wrote about her first car-wash experience – powers beyond her control moving her car forward as if on a conveyor belt, the feeling of being cocooned inside, and the thunderous rush of  water, soap, and brushes that came from all directions.  Those are the very things that made Dennis giddy with excitement!

 

While passing through life, God is ever faithful!  Most automatic carwashes have flashing lights signaling the stage-of-wash you’re in – life’s isn’t like that!  There are times we seem to move seamlessly and confused between stage-season-storm of life.  The are often times we seem to have no control over what is happening in, around, and to us; Yoder calls these times “car-wash experiences.”  In the midst of experiencing life, God is ever working to accomplish His purpose in making us more like Him.  He said this about these tough times of life, “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.” (Isaiah 43:2).  The car wash always ends with a nice blow-dry and the car comes out with a fresh sparkle and shine.  We can trust God’s promises to emerge from the stage-season-storm better, revealing just how faithful God is!  We’re all passing through this life, but never forget -- God is faithful while life happens!