Soft Rebellion in Hard Places

November 11th
Soft Rebellion in Hard Places
By: Kaleigh Hoschar

A couple years ago I had a Red Sea moment. Where God took something that I was going through, made a way for me to draw near.

My mom had been struggling with Covid and if you know me, you know my mom and I are close! I would call her incessantly, asking how she was doing and about two weeks into her battle with the delta variant she ended up being admitted into a hospital.
This was rough… I cried and pleaded with God. Asking him to heal my mom. I was an entire ocean apart from her and felt helpless. I constantly went to the worst case scenario and had even begun to doubt that my God was going to pull her through.
I had thought to myself, how would I ever survive this.

And then the realization hit me, August 23rd I read a devo that said… “entrust your loved ones to me…”

I thought about Exodus 33:14 where God tells Moses “I will personally go with you, Moses, and I will give you rest—everything will be fine for you.”

Oh how humbling. How personal. That the God of the universe would go with me. With you.
I was softly rebelling the Creator in my own effort to control my entire Red Sea moment. 
But God is so gentle with us.

I find myself praising him and reflecting on the Red Sea moments and never forgetting his goodness in the process as I lean in.
 
Lean in, church. It is the best thing you can do.