DO I TRUST THE JOURNEY?

CS Lewis said, “We are not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us, we are wondering how painful the path to the best will turn out to be.”

Notes taken from Advent sermon by Rev Fr Mike as part of his Face to Face - Advent with Fr Mike Schmitz series, 2024 [DAY 4]

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The heart of sin is to reject God.  God does not reject us. Sin means we reject God.

God as the Good Shepherd seeks out the lost sheep, He seeks us out so as to lead us to the very best.

• Do I want to be led by the good shepherd
• Do I want the best?
• Do I trust the journey?

The destination where God leads us will be beautiful and the best, but we are wondering about what we will need to go thru in order to reach our destination, to meet Him face to face.  

We trust God wants the best for me, we are fearful how painful the path to the best will be, about how the path to the best looks like? 

Psalm 23 -  I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

The path of love is the path of sacrifice, the path through the valley of the shadow of death.  

We all have to walk through the valley of the shadow of death. All of life is to walk through the valley of the shadow of death.  Every person, whether following Jesus or not none of us escapes.

But to have Jesus as our shepherd, guiding us to the best, we walk thru the valley of the shadow of death with no fear, fearing no evil because God is by our side.  This is the difference between life with and life without Jesus.

Because of this, I trust the journey.