Not having ever read the CS Lewis The Chronicles of Narnia series, I've been very intrigued to watch the movie versions of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, and most recently today, Prince Caspian.The main encouragement I took away from the viewing was the fact that Aslan allowed Peter to go through the journey so that he could discover some valuable life lessons. My spiritual parallel was that God, too, is like that with us. He allows us to make our personal faith journeys knowing that we will discover so much about His character and love as we learn from our personal 'battles'.
In a sense, God conceals things from us for a specific purpose ~ He knows that we learn best through personal discovery. Having studied primary school teaching, I am acutely aware that the 'discovery learning' method seems to make the most personal impact on individuals, as opposed to rote or instructional learning.
Peter's journey is one of faith. Likewise, so is ours. God conceals spiritual blessings in the circumstances of our lives.
What are you discovering about God?
Are you actively seeking to discover the realities of His love and grace that are your supreme privilege?
Proverbs 25:2 (NLT) ~ "It is God’s privilege to conceal things and the king’s privilege to discover them."
