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I haven’t meditated on that verse in long time. Wow…who do we really trust in when life frightens us? I know I often put my trust in my own abilities, my own emotional strength. That can only take me so far. What about when I’m spiritually afraid, when I can’t see God?

 

There are times when I can’t find God, when He’s distant and seemingly out of reach. What then? Who or what do I turn to?

 

I have to turn back to the shadow of the Cross, the emblem of God’s love and mercy, the silhouette of His sovereignty and power. The fault doesn’t lie with Him; it’s with me. And He knows our tendency to fear, to doubt when circumstances try to block Him out of our sight.

 

But then He calls to us through the darkness of spiritual clouds and bids us to return to Him, to fall in love, in sheer wonder at His magnitude and power.

 

Today’s Christians feel this probably now more than ever. Spiritual chaos and nonexistence is all around us, rooting out God from our countries and personal lives, taking with it all belief in anything divine, and completely dissolving an idea of a Sovereign God. 

 

But many still trust in our God, and fight to preserve His Truth. Among them are young and old, rich and poor, preacher and student. In this world of doubt and relativity, God help us to fight for His joy and truth, for His glorious, divine words that speak to us from the Cross. 

 

Joining us in this fight is the Logan family, a missionary family ministering in the dark regions of Papua New Guinea. Serving in a country most people couldn’t even locate on a map, the Logans work tirelessly to translate the Bible into the local language so others may find the Truth and be joined to Christ. Read and be inspired by their sacrifice in “Taking the Word to All Nations.” 

 

Our book review this issue covers the work of two other warriors for Christ, the Harris brothers, and their new best-selling book, Do Hard Things. If you want to understand how to fight the good fight, read this book - and the review, of course.

 

Lauren Shirley offers some encouragement on trusting God in her “When We are Called to Wait,” while Maria Pauline reminds us of the reward for our faith: freedom in Christ. Read her article, “Off the Face of the Earth” to contemplate absolute freedom from sin, death, and chaos. (What a beautiful thing to comprehend….)

 

All in all, life’s scary. But it’s beautiful, because Almighty God is the Center of it. Let us not fear, but trust in Him Who does all things well.

 

(For more practical topics, take a look at Andrew Randazzo’s “School in the Balance” and Bethany Sanderson’s “Character or Academics?” Also addressing a current, and quite controversial, issue, is Sarah Modene and “The Bible isn’t Green: A Case Against Environmentalism.” In this two-parter, published in this and next month’s issue, our writers discuss both sides of this issue, and the different takes on how Christians should be involved with caring for “Mother Nature.”)