4/9/2022
Nahum 1:7 "The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him."
The last couple of years have been difficult for all of us. We all have some healing to do. Then I think about how, when life was just getting back to some form of normal for most people, Russia invaded Ukraine. That sent everything down another topsy-turvy path. It is affecting the world's economy, but much more tragically people of all ages are being killed in a war that seems so pointless. Honestly, however, isn't all war pointless? It is usually about power and greed of some kind, and we humans just cannot seem to stop engaging in it. The destroyer sees to that. So, as I reflect on all that is happening in the world, I am brought to an image of a beautiful boy's radiantly smiling face.
This little blonde ray of sunshine is the son of someone very dear to me. This past week he was diagnosed with a form of childhood cancer called neuroblastoma. He had his tests just yesterday. His mom posted pictures of this little angel on a gurney, a certificate of bravery by his side. As his smile burned brightly right off the screen, I smiled through tears. Like everything jarring that has happened, my silent prayer went to, "Why Lord?" I know that his parents are both faithful believers and that they have a lot of love and support surrounding them, and hundreds of people are praying, but the weight of this little guy's impending struggle tore at my very soul. I know God has a plan and a purpose for all things, and that truth is the only thing that sustains any believer when the storm hits. Yesterday I saw a picture on social media of Jesus standing in a boat with a man. It said something to the effect of, "It's not that the storm won't come, it's who's in the boat with you when it does."
Psalm 107:29 "He made the storm be still, and the waves of the sea were hushed."
2 comments:
Thank you so much for constantly reminding me that God has a plan for our lives. I love reading you posts everyday.. It fills my heart woth joy and contentment. ♥️
My classes are praying for this dear little boy and we will continue to pray for him and his family. When I was young and I would question the why of things and how God let bad things happen to good people, my mother would always say those answers are God's and they are not for us to know. The pain and the anguish and the suffering is when Jesus is closest to us so in those difficult moments, I tend to always cling to that thought.
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