Today was a total solar eclipse in America. I couldn’t see it from Rwanda but I watched it online. Through watching it I learned some things and was reminded of some things about God. As I observed the sun being eclipsed by the moon it sounds funny but I kinda felt sorry for the sun. I thought, “Poor sun. its glory has to be hidden by the moon for a few minutes.” Then I thought, “Wait a minute! The sun is 400 times larger than the moon and it could never be eclipsed except in our minds and through our limited perspective.
The last couple of weeks I’ve been frustrated by my school and the powers that be. It seems every time I have a need or question I am not really listened to. School started today and I had to buy a cabinet, clock and other basic things for my class. My classroom was empty. I had to fill it with furniture. Also, there is basic Ell student schedules and information no one wanted to help me with. I felt it was the same situation as last year. Nothing has changed. I felt so frustrated.
God gave me a metaphor through the eclipse. God (as the sun) shines brightly whether or not there is an eclipse. I (being the earth) and my problems (being the moon) cannot eclipse God’s power and glory. My problems seem so huge from my perspective and they make everything look dark and gloomy and seem to last forever. Yet my problems are actually so small from the sun’s perspective and are but a brief moment in time and space. Just as I can’t see the sun in its brightness unless it is eclipsed, so I often can’t see God when things are going well. Sometimes the best time to see God in action in my life is when things are “eclipsed”.
2Co 4:17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.
2Co 4:18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
The last couple of weeks I’ve been frustrated by my school and the powers that be. It seems every time I have a need or question I am not really listened to. School started today and I had to buy a cabinet, clock and other basic things for my class. My classroom was empty. I had to fill it with furniture. Also, there is basic Ell student schedules and information no one wanted to help me with. I felt it was the same situation as last year. Nothing has changed. I felt so frustrated.
God gave me a metaphor through the eclipse. God (as the sun) shines brightly whether or not there is an eclipse. I (being the earth) and my problems (being the moon) cannot eclipse God’s power and glory. My problems seem so huge from my perspective and they make everything look dark and gloomy and seem to last forever. Yet my problems are actually so small from the sun’s perspective and are but a brief moment in time and space. Just as I can’t see the sun in its brightness unless it is eclipsed, so I often can’t see God when things are going well. Sometimes the best time to see God in action in my life is when things are “eclipsed”.
2Co 4:17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.
2Co 4:18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
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