The kids are napping. I'm trying to work on pictures of a beautiful family I was able to photograph a few weeks ago. But I can't stop the thoughts running through my head. My heart is pounding and I'm sick to my stomach. Another bad diagnosis. A friend's little boy. It's been hours since I heard, but I still feel the numbness it brought. I'm devastated that my prayer list is full of so much grief and tragedy. When I logged on here to type, I realized it's been over a month since I've written. Mainly because it's been a hard month. A high school friend lost a battle to cancer and my previous mentor and friend lost their son due to a car accident. 21 months my friend fought... he was my age and had two young children. My friend's son was 19 and driving home after finishing college exams.
I rock my babies a little longer. Hold their hands a little tighter. Kiss my husband more often. Try to appreciate this life and the people God has put in it. I want to be like the woman in Proverbs and be able to laugh at the days to come, but I'm going to be honest when I say I do not always do that. It's hard to not get discouraged and feel overwhelmed by those hurting around you. That and the fears of what could be down the line for you or your loved ones. Of course, this morning after hearing about my friend's little boy, I was quickly thinking of my own children. Fearing what trials or hardships they might face in this life time.
But then that's it, right?!?! They will face their share of pain and heartache. They may never receive a diagnosis of cancer and we may never loose one of them to a car accident, but they will face troubles. So will we. I was just talking to my friend whose daughter was diagnosed with cancer just a little over a year ago. We were saying that God is good. He is. It's the truth. But when our heart doesn't believe it, we must repeat His word to ourselves over and over until we believe it as truth again.
If you know Jesus, cling to Him and His Word...it will heal you and teach you to laugh at what is to come. If you don't know Jesus, seek Him...repent and believe.
Thankful for this truth today,
I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” John 16:33
This quote by John Piper echoes it best:
"She knows her Bible, and she knows her theology of the sovereignty of God, and she knows His promise that He will be with her and will help her and strengthen her no matter what. This is the deep, unshakable root of Christian womanhood.” John Piper
I rock my babies a little longer. Hold their hands a little tighter. Kiss my husband more often. Try to appreciate this life and the people God has put in it. I want to be like the woman in Proverbs and be able to laugh at the days to come, but I'm going to be honest when I say I do not always do that. It's hard to not get discouraged and feel overwhelmed by those hurting around you. That and the fears of what could be down the line for you or your loved ones. Of course, this morning after hearing about my friend's little boy, I was quickly thinking of my own children. Fearing what trials or hardships they might face in this life time.
But then that's it, right?!?! They will face their share of pain and heartache. They may never receive a diagnosis of cancer and we may never loose one of them to a car accident, but they will face troubles. So will we. I was just talking to my friend whose daughter was diagnosed with cancer just a little over a year ago. We were saying that God is good. He is. It's the truth. But when our heart doesn't believe it, we must repeat His word to ourselves over and over until we believe it as truth again.
If you know Jesus, cling to Him and His Word...it will heal you and teach you to laugh at what is to come. If you don't know Jesus, seek Him...repent and believe.
Thankful for this truth today,
I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” John 16:33
This quote by John Piper echoes it best:
"She knows her Bible, and she knows her theology of the sovereignty of God, and she knows His promise that He will be with her and will help her and strengthen her no matter what. This is the deep, unshakable root of Christian womanhood.” John Piper
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