“And we know that in all things
God works for the good of those who love Him...” We may not be able to
see this truth through the pain of watching a loved one, or ourselves,
suffer a horrible illness, to the point of it looking like it might be
the end. But by our faith, I pray we rest in knowing that God still sits
on His throne. And the best part of knowing this, and being a
Christian, is knowing that one day we will be with Him in paradise.
When
I see things like this happen to those who are so in love with Jesus,
always bringing glory to His name, even in the shadow of death, it just
humbles me. Do I ask why? Yes I do. Do I think it’s fair, or makes any
sense at all, no. But I know God understands my humanness.
The lyrics of this song says,
“Can you use me as I am? Break me into what you want me to be... When the time is finally right, will you open up my eyes and show me everything you want me to see? This life is not my own, to God alone be the glory. Everything I say and do, let it be all for You. The glory is Yours alone.”
Our
lives are not our own. Jesus tells us “we must be born again,” meaning you must give your life back to Christ, that was given to you. Believing He
paid for our sins by His death, and asking Him to be in charge of your
life, you are then reborn spiritually. Our lives are then used as an
offering to God. He uses our lives in any way He chooses, to build His
kingdom, and bring glory to His name. Can you give Him every part of
you? I know that I fear some things that could be allowed to happen to
me, and I know God understands that about me. I am His child, and I have
to trust that He knows what I can take, and what I can’t take. He will
break me into what He wants me to be to glorify His name.
There
is a reason behind every lesson. He will gently teach us to trust Him,
and hold His hand even tighter with each lesson, as He grows us in Him,
and Him in us.
I read a scripture today in John 17:24
where Jesus says, “Father, I want those You have given me, to be with
me where I am...” When I pondered on this, I thought how our prayers for
ourselves, or a loved one, can pull against what Jesus is praying for.
He may want to take us, or a loved one home sooner than we wanted it to
happen. God sees the future that we don’t see. He knows when and why the
time was right. Could it be maybe He knew we wouldn't be able to stand
what He saw in the future? It is truly very hard for us to pray that
God’s will be done, and leave it at that. Usually we will go on to ask
for what we really want. I guess because we think we have to make sure
God knows that. I am so glad He understands our humanness and loves us
through it.
By faith in the life after, God will help us to hold tighter to Him, as we let our loved one go home.
The
most difficult part of suffering is time. Whether you are watching
someone go through it, or it is you yourself. Sorrow that drags on,
causes our hearts to lose strength. I don’t know how anyone can get
through any of life’s pain without the grace of God.
“We will rise, and we will fall, but He remains after all.”
Kim
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