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So when I stay up late and its really dark in the house I usually stick to the game room and off the light when I'm done. 

Then about five min later after I've gotten all cozy and ready for sleep I realize I forgot to turn off the computer or something along those lines. 

My dad often walks around the house randomly in the middle of the night so, for fear that me turning on the light would signal to him that I'm still awake at 3 in the morning, I walk around in the dark. 

The dark itself leaves me uneasy but being right next to the balcony and having walls all over the place, the dark becomes even more frightening. 

So like anyone else I walked around with my arms outstretched, and my eyes popping out of their sockets trying to see what's about to smack me in the face.

I did this yesterday and it dawned on me that this is exactly what we should do when we're in the dark places of our life. If we just keep our hands at our sides and walk around we're bound to get a concussion from hitting every wall, desk, and person in our way. 

In the same way, if we don't reach out to God in the darkness, we will never find our way out. 

There are two ways to handle the dark times in your life

1) Stay in one place and wait for God to turn the light on (Be still and know that I am God)

2) Use the word of God, which is a lamp unto you feet that will light your path

No matter what Happens God is always going to show you the way out but not until that portion of His plan is complete. 

This week I was really sick, had the Flu. 102 fever, coughing, sneezing, the works. 

So i decided the best cure was prayer. I sat and prayed for a while and as I touched certain parts of my body I could feel the pain subsiding and the fever go down and I got courage to pray for my entire family and friends. It was a powerful feeling and I truly believe that God did heal me to show me that he is the ultimate physician. 

But to my dismay my fever spiked up once more and my cough came back even worse. For a second I started to Doubt God but the spirit immediately shut that down. But as my fever got worse I questioned God with each new temperature.

Then on the way to the doctor yesterday I got this passage

¹ Yet this I call to mind 
       and therefore I have hope:

 ²² Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, 
       for his compassions never fail.

 ²³ They are new every morning; 
       great is your faithfulness.

 ²⁴ I say to myself, "The LORD is my portion; 
       therefore I will wait for him."

 ²⁵ The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him, 
       to the one who seeks him;

 ²⁶ it is good to wait quietly 

       for the salvation of the LORD. 

Lamentations 3:21-26

God's faithfulness surpasses everything, it is new every morning. Even if we don't get our prayers answered right away we should know that we can never be consumed- no matter how deep our troubles get. And no matter how often we hear silence after prayers we need to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.Its not an easy thing, it takes a lot of strength and a lot of courage- things we can only attain through Christ.Do not worry- In your darkest place you need only to reach out to God- and he will show you his unfailing faithfulness.

God Bless you guys :)