There are times when I write for therapy. This is one of those times. I write in hopes of working through my
struggles and erratic emotions and my fears of the unknown. Maybe in the midst of it all I may pass on some encouragement for
those going through the fires as well.
So how do we respond when faced with a challenging trial?
My husband was recently injured playing basketball at
church. No one was at fault. It was just
one of those things that just happens. At first, after the knee injury occurred and when he had to be off work for a bit, we understood that God was going to
teach us something through this and our faith would be strengthened. We accepted that and prayed for the best
outcome, thinking, God has our attention; maybe He will make the injury minimal? Well, it wasn’t. We found out that it was
probably the worst-case scenario injury that could have happened to his knee,
and to make matters worse, I am 6 months pregnant and we had just reduced to a
one-income household. So for the time
being, we are a zero-income household and will have a lot of medical bills
arriving within the next few months.
I admit…I hold a lot of fear. We have broken down many times. Many tears
have already been shed. We know in the
depths of our hearts that God WILL bring us
through. It is difficult, however, to truly let
go of the worries and concerns of the hardships that may lie ahead. We have already seen our faith strengthen. We
have seen our marital relationship strengthen.
A few convictions and decisions have rocked us already.
GOD HAS OUR COMPLETE ATTENTION!
I believe everything happens for a reason. God IS in control. I know we will grow immensely in this process
and pray that His glory will shine through in our trials. Don’t get me wrong…at this moment, as we are
at the start of the difficulties, if we could change that split second when he
twisted that knee on the gym floor we would do it in a heartbeat. When all is said and done, however, I know we
will be grateful for every lesson and victory in this process and would never
change it for we come out wiser and stronger in the end. We are thankful for
the blessings in our lives and the friends and family that are already in prayer
for us and will walk along side us throughout this journey. Let me say again…we ARE truly blessed.
We serve an almighty God.
Jehovah Jireh - God is our provider
Jehovah Rapha - God is our healer
2 Corinthians 12:9
But he said to me, “My grace
is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I
will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ
may rest upon me.
Philippians 4:19
And my God will supply every need of yours according to his
riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
Psalm 34:19
Many
are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him out of them all
Isaiah 58:8
Then
your light shall break forth like the morning, your healing shall spring forth speedily. And your righteousness
shall go before you, the glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard
Philippians 4:6-7
Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything.
Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will
experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace
will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.
We have faith in the One who sees all, knows all, is in all and loves us
unconditionally. May we be reminded in
every difficult, painful, and joyful moment of His unending grace and
faithfulness in our lives. God is with
us and He carries us when we cannot carry ourselves.
I‘m sure many songs will come out of this in the end…so stay
tuned.
