Our Childhood Swing Growing Up
"Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, and faithful in prayer."
-Romans 12:12
Sometimes we face trials that are unmistakably the hardest thing we have ever faced. Things change without our wanting them to, and we feel lost when our world is shaken. Our once courageous heart is now burdened with worry and frustration with what it is holding inside. It becomes overwhelming and we almost lose it, but we maintain.
Our hope is in Him. He is our sustainer and His grace is sufficient for us. Our minds are just a speck of His greatness. He is able to do above and beyond all that we can think or imagine.
Losing my mother and my childhood home was the hardest thing I had to go through... I thought. Once my heart had somewhat healed of losing her, I faced another trial in almost losing my baby. I asked the Lord, "Why do you make me go through these things." In my fatigue from my delivery, hospital stay and postpartum recovery I lay on the hospital bed screaming on the inside a prayer that I couldn't pray enough. "Lord, please keep my baby safe from harm. Keep your arms around him and hold him when I cannot. Strengthen his body to fight this. Heal him and make him completely whole!"
I understand that other mothers have had this scary moment as well and some have lost more than I. Some women desire to have a baby more than life itself and are unable to. But why do we go through these things? Why did my mom have to go when she was clearly living for the Lord with everything that she had in her? These are the questions in people's hearts that drive them away from pursuing a relationship with the Lord, the one true God.
An understanding of His love has sealed my heart where the tears and bleeding once were. His greatest purpose is to have us "with Him". We have heard countless stories of the reality of heaven. I have heard the Lord God's voice audibly for myself. So, why do I doubt.
My mind cannot comprehend His greatness. All I know is His glory will be shown. In what we see as the end of the world...somewhere, somehow he is bringing someone closer to Him through that situation. I have testimony after testimony of God's glory being shown after great loss and suffering that only lasted for a moment, but brought multitudes to His side. He is jealous for you and I. He wants to bless us. He wants us to feel His presence on a daily basis.
If you have never asked the Lord to live and dwell inside of you and empower you with the Holy Spirit, today could be that day. I don't want to live one day without Him. We feel this attachment to our husbands or our wives... our children or our grandchildren... but imagine the yearning He has to be with you, His creation. The reward of choosing Him is so great, too awesome to comprehend.
His promises are true. His words are true. He will never leave you nor forsake you even when things happen to you making you feel justified in pushing Him away and sliding into the dark corner. The dark corners are where cob webs are. What I have pushed into the corners of my house... I hardly ever use. Come out into the middle of the room so He can use you and you can feel the joy of Him working in and through you for a greater purpose beyond yourself.
He created you with a purpose. He created you with a plan. Our loss does not determine His gain. He will be glorified with or without us. I choose for Him to be glorified in and through me and my family. He is worthy of all of our praise and more!
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