“When God Promised”
It has been very rainy here in NC….days of steady rain, at times heavy… as you can imagine the news channel posted a big red banner across the TV screen. As I was making dinner the kids said, “Mom, what does this say… it is saying it about all our cities?” I glanced in…waited to read the entire message and said, rather haphazardly, “It is a flash flood warning because of the rain” Without missing a beat Sydney said, “Why do they tell you that when God promised never to flood the earth again… they should believe God.” Ahhh, the true purity of a child… I was going to explain it all to her and I felt a pause and then thought, why would I want to corrupt pure faith with technicalities? So I told Sydney that she amazes me with her faith in God.
Today, I woke up early with my sweet friend Jennifer on my heart. Her Mama passed away on Saturday. I heard this song last night and knew I had to write something about my friend and share this song too. It is Mercy Me….Hurt and the Healer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxqfDs-64I0
Jonathan asked me the other night, as we cuddled and prayed for my friend and her family, why did God invent stuff that makes you really sick and die. I gave him a “bedtime” answer consisting of few details and reassuring him that God did not invent these things.
Death is the strangest event for people left behind. Part of us understand that being absent in the body is being present with the Lord, but that really does little to stop the aching in our hearts. The battle between your head and your heart creates a tension that has you all over the place emotionally. I remember the night before my Dad died…I sat with him in the hospital and he asked me a question, “Jenny (only my dad and my Auntie Bo can call me that) if I die…will I fail God.” Thankfully….I know that the Holy Spirit jumped in because I had no clue what to say….but I will never forget the words that came out of my mouth, “Dad, it’s ok to die… heaven is the destination and if you get there because you die…. or from God coming back…. they are both the same… (then I joked…because that is what I do)….except that…if you die, you totally beat us there!”
My sweet friend….I am praying for you and I know that you are right in the palm of God’s hand…I am so sorry for the huge loss you have suffered…. You are such an amazing example of God’s grace and love… you are a wonderful Mom…. We are all praying for your family…. loving you guys and we’ll be here as the days ahead unfold. Biggest hugs my friend.
Posted: May 15th, 2012 under Family.
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