Do Not Go Gentle
Recently I've been thinking a lot about uncertainty, embracing it, understanding it and trying to make sense of it. It's a funny thing you see. Uncertainty always seems to rear its head when you're going through a transition, a phase or a season in your life when questions you thought you would never ask are now popping up like wild flowers. Uncertainty can make us feel like we're in the dark. I read this poem recently and noticed it was quoted in one of my favorite films. Interstellar. It's officially my favorite (for now). Dylan Thomas, 1914 - 1953 // Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Though wise men at their end know dark is right, Because their words had forked no lightning they Do not go gentle into that good night. Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay, Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight, And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way, Do not go gentle into that good night. Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay, Rage, rage against the dying of the light. And you, my father, there on the sad height, Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray. Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light. // I love where the poet is coming from here. Some say it was written for his dying father. Can you imagine being in that sort of space and still feeling an urge to persist in his journey into the night? It had me thinking about how we can go through uncertainty thinking we're alone. As if we are the only ones in this world feeling the cold of night. But we're not. God is with you. In the darkness He is still there. Guiding your gut as you surrender your stress. He's got you. It all comes down to how much you trust Him. Trusting God is what separates fear from freedom. Yes it takes time but that fear disappears as you learn to run in the dark. You learn how to not go gentle into it. You learn how to rage on as you surrender with every step. I love how the Word can give us direction in this area. This is one of my favorite passages of scripture. “Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.” Proverbs 3:5-6 NLT Do not go gentle into the night. Trust God. Rage on.
