I know it's 20 years later of 911, but this year, for some reason hit me harder.
I believe it's because the unity we had for such a short while after this horrible tragedy, is gone again. Things just keep getting worse. Also watching the constant horror of that day on TV all day, and if you weren't watching TV, it was all over Facebook. I know I won't ever forget that day. None of us will.
"What is it going to take for people to come together? Why aren't things changing? What's wrong with this world God?" Then He speaks to my fears and anxieties. I always want to hear His voice and truth above my questioning.
He always brings me to His truth again when I start to question, and talk to Him honestly about all my thoughts that start to bring me down.
Reading Matthew 12:28, Jesus promises rest for our souls if we come to Him. See things through His eyes and not my own. Or how I think things should be. That only keeps me in a down feeling.
But when I come to the end of myself, and my way of thinking, I begin to see clearer. I start looking out beyond this great unknown, though I can't see it. There will be a day I'll see my true home. Until then, I have to face the reality of the Bible. Things will get worse. People don't like to hear that. But it's truth.
Matthew 24:6-14. Wars and rumors of wars. Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, there will be famines and earthquakes in various places....We see this truth happening in Afghanistan. We see suffering in Haiti. There are tragedies all over the world. Everything is happening more frequent, and the Bible tells us that will happen.
The Bible also tells me that His grace is sufficient, 2 Corinthians 12:9-10. There will be many things in this life that will feel like a thorn in the side. Our hearts will ache. Things that will torment us. But I know that Christ's power rests on me. I hold tightly to this truth. I hope you do too. God is faithful, and one day He is returning.
Until then, 2 Timothy 2: 1-3, "be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.... Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus."
For Your glory Lord
Kim D
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