Where are the Mountains?

In the background of this picture are a range of fairly high and distinctive desert mountains.  On this particular day the area was experiencing strong winds which stirred up the surrounding desert and naked farming fields.  Visibility in the valley was very low. 

Could it be that at times in our lives we are unable to see the truth because of what the winds of the adversary blow in our direction.  Perhaps we sometimes even go looking for the wind, the dust, the dirt.  By late afternoon the wind had died down and the dust was clearing out.  I could even see some of the mountains.  

Can there be a lesson in this?  Our vision will clear if we can just wait for the dust storms of temptation to quiet down.  I had to be out in the storm for about thirty minutes; I had grit in my hair, my teeth  were crunching together, and sand stuck to my face.  When a person seeks for the dirt, we will undoubtedly come in contact with it.  The answer is to wait out that storm.  Stay in a safe place until the wind dies down, or  the temptation is gone. 

Our son still sits in an LA county jail.  He's there because he didn't wait until the dust storm or  the temptation was gone.  The hope is someday he will be clean, and he will choose to stay in a safe place.