Growing up in Upper Michigan, I learned to drive on snowy roads.  Blizzards were the most nerve-racking of road conditions to navigate as they brought complete whiteout conditions in which you literally couldn’t see anything beyond the windshield. 

I remember having to slow my car to a crawl of 1 mph and pray that nothing was on the road ahead of me.  On top of that, I was also praying to stay on the road as every painted line, road marker, and cautionary sign was gone, engulfed in the heavy white snowstorm.

It was like driving blind. 

I have lost count of how many times in my life I have felt like I’m spiritually navigating a blizzard.  Times when I absolutely cannot see where I am going, what my next step should be, and where the road is I need to be on.  On top of that, those times tend to make me feel like I’m alone, disconnected, and in a place where no one else can really help.

Can you relate?

One of the most comforting things to turn to in moments (or seasons) like that is God’s Word.  It is overflowing with promises to anchor our hearts and souls as we find ourselves in the middle of blind conditions.  Learning to believe God’s promises, pray them over our lives, and stand on them is part of our continual growing and maturing in the faith.

“I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on paths they have not known.  I will turn darkness to light in front of them and rough places into level ground.  This is what I will do for them, and I will not abandon them.” (Isaiah 42:16)

The promises in that beautiful passage apply specifically to those who find themselves in a place of blindness, uncertainty, turbulence, and uncharted paths.  It gives us hope to embrace our blindness and look to God to help us as only He can.

Do you feel like you’re in the dark today, friend?  Navigating a spiritual blizzard? Blind as to which way to turn, what choice to make, and how to move on?

Let Isaiah 42:16 breathe hope, peace, and comfort into your heart today.

Blizzards are temporary.  They don’t last forever.  Neither do the seasons of blindness we find ourselves in from time to time.   

May God help us to embrace our blindness as we wholly depend on Him to guide us!

Until next time, Grace and Glory!