thought: sometimes you can't help but ask "why"
the whole having faith and completely trusting in God is very difficult. yes, i wrote about it last night but then today something happened and i can't help but wonder why it has happened and what God is going to do by it.
what's the story? well, simply put, a really amazing friend of mine has had quite the past few months. from about, maybe, April until now, several things have happened within her family that have really shaken them up. their lives have gotten thrown around. i can't help but wonder what they are thinking and how they are dealing with this...actually, i know that they are in prayer all the time and they are asking for prayer. but really, there has to be more to it right? her family is full of believers and they are trusting the Lord for provision, safety, and health...but all of this stuff keeps happening.
why? what have they done to "deserve" this? is the Lord pulling a modern day Job? how much more will they have to go through? is this an all out attack on this family and if so, what are they going to do that is so threatening?
these are some of the things going through my mind right now...so much so that i am kind of irritated right now about it all. there is no possible way we can know the Lord's plans and frankly, i don't want to know them...but i would like to know why He does things the way he does sometimes. which, i realize, my mind cannot comprehend it...but don't you think He could at least dumb it down some?
at lunch today, the conversation turned to a woman who passed away last year. it was very sudden and we will be approaching the one year anniversary of her passing in October. the table got quiet as we each remember this saint. very quickly memories flashed through each of our minds as well as the rush of emotions we all felt when we learned of her death. we didn't know why it happened. she was not that old...she was an amazing woman, one who had no enemies and never met a stranger...but watching her family, they had peace. i am sure they had questions, but they had peace. talk about fully trusting and relying on the Lord.
that is my prayer for my friend now. that her family will experience that same peace.
God is faithful. i have learned that...and He always knows what He is doing...His plans may not make sense but we know that we won't ever have to ask why He is doing something.
This song has been on my heart the past few months...along with several others about the Lord's faithfulness....i haven't been able to get enough of it this week however.
the whole having faith and completely trusting in God is very difficult. yes, i wrote about it last night but then today something happened and i can't help but wonder why it has happened and what God is going to do by it.
what's the story? well, simply put, a really amazing friend of mine has had quite the past few months. from about, maybe, April until now, several things have happened within her family that have really shaken them up. their lives have gotten thrown around. i can't help but wonder what they are thinking and how they are dealing with this...actually, i know that they are in prayer all the time and they are asking for prayer. but really, there has to be more to it right? her family is full of believers and they are trusting the Lord for provision, safety, and health...but all of this stuff keeps happening.
why? what have they done to "deserve" this? is the Lord pulling a modern day Job? how much more will they have to go through? is this an all out attack on this family and if so, what are they going to do that is so threatening?
these are some of the things going through my mind right now...so much so that i am kind of irritated right now about it all. there is no possible way we can know the Lord's plans and frankly, i don't want to know them...but i would like to know why He does things the way he does sometimes. which, i realize, my mind cannot comprehend it...but don't you think He could at least dumb it down some?
at lunch today, the conversation turned to a woman who passed away last year. it was very sudden and we will be approaching the one year anniversary of her passing in October. the table got quiet as we each remember this saint. very quickly memories flashed through each of our minds as well as the rush of emotions we all felt when we learned of her death. we didn't know why it happened. she was not that old...she was an amazing woman, one who had no enemies and never met a stranger...but watching her family, they had peace. i am sure they had questions, but they had peace. talk about fully trusting and relying on the Lord.
that is my prayer for my friend now. that her family will experience that same peace.
God is faithful. i have learned that...and He always knows what He is doing...His plans may not make sense but we know that we won't ever have to ask why He is doing something.
This song has been on my heart the past few months...along with several others about the Lord's faithfulness....i haven't been able to get enough of it this week however.
(hope this works...if not, go to youtube and search for "faithful one" by selah)
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