Tomorrow our little grandson, Caleb, would have been three years old had the Lord not called him home at the very young age of 5 months. Three days from now will be the second anniversary of the accident that left numerous scars on the body and heart of our grand-daughter Sarah, our daughter in law, Carmen, as well as leaving our grandson, Jason, paralyzed from the neck down. To say the least July is a difficult month for our family.
Great pain often drives us closer to the Lord. I know it did for me. I know that God is in control and that His glory will shine through all of this adversity. It is important to trust the plans that God has for our life rather than try to make sense of a crisis.
I have faith that God is going to heal Jason someday and that He will restore strength to his limbs and he will walk again. I hold onto to this hope everyday! Holding onto hope can be difficult when our circumstances show no signs of improving. I think it is more difficult for Christians because we know that God could answer our prayers and remedy the situation at anytime but He hasn't.
Our faith in Jesus and the hope of His return is how we get through each minute of each hour of each day. I just don’t know how I could live a day without God in my life. The peace of His Holy Spirit is beyond our understanding yet it is there; as real as the flesh on our bones loving us through the pain of our life.
"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." John 16:33
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Roman 8:28
Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us. Roman 5:3-5
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