The thing we know
about our circumstance is that when all else makes no sense,
that God is still God! And He truly does uphold us with His
righteous right hand (Isaiah 41:10). And when
you pass through the waters, He is with us and when
we walk through the fire, He says we will not be
burned (Isaiah 43:2). And in Psalm 34:18, He says that He is
close to the broken hearted and He saves those that are crushed
in spirit. How do we know this to be true? Because
very simply....we have survived! For 1 year, 3 months,
and running, we have somehow lived with the excruciating pain
without our beloved daughter, adored sister, and amazing friend
Emily! There is no other way to explain how you survive the
tragedies of this life without being carried by the Lord. The
poem "Footprints" takes on a whole new meaning when you actually
experience it!
For those of you that have
endured the heart break of losing a loved one unexpectedly or find
yourself struggling with finding your footing in life, may you
understand that you are not alone. There are others that
"know" your pain and, more importantly, God knows and weeps with
you. Though in your grief you may feel forsaken, we must
understand that God is sovereign. It may sound cliché, but we do not
know the big picture and the ways that He weaves. In our own
experience with the searching for "why" and "how come", we believe
that God does not "cause" accidents and sickness but He may allow
them to occur to bring about the things that we may not know...at
least not now. It seems to be a part of living in a sinful world.