Unexplainable suffering and loss happens in the world. Tragedy can strike both genuine Jesus followers and unbelievers alike. I have experienced and witnessed both God's miraculous intervention and protection in our lives as well as experienced Him allowing us to go through loss and suffering that for years left me looking for the good He promised to work all things together for. It's a conundrum, isn't it? This mysterious God we serve just won't let us pin Him down into predictability. Yet, we human beings tend to continually search for the reasons why God allows the innocent to suffer while at other times He blesses and protects those who certainly haven't earned or deserved it. If one of us could figure this all out, we'd have a best selling book for sure!
Two days ago our second born daughter was hit by a pickup truck while out jogging. While she did sustain some skull/brain injuries that aren't to be taken lightly, our girl is alive and recovering. Her husband and children, her dad and I, and her sisters are so thankful that she is. For others, their story hasn't ended this way. For others, they too had hundreds of prayers beseeching heaven on behalf of their loved one, but their loved one didn't come home from the hospital. All I do know is that it certainly has nothing to do with deservedness. Perhaps it has more to do with God's calendar and the divine appointment each of us has with death that only God knows. Perhaps it has to do with His plan and purposes and maybe He wasn't done with my daughter's yet. But there I go again, trying to figure out God's mysterious ways.
What I do know is that I have made a choice to trust God. Every day I commit myself, all that I am, all that I have, and all that I love to Him and to His care. I don't trust Him because I have Him and all of His ways figured out. I trust Him because I've come to know and trust His character. I've come to trust His love, His faithfulness, His goodness and His kindness. I have no neat all wrapped up in a bow ending to these thoughts today. What I do have is some shaken up emotions, but a heart full of gratitude and a continued determination to trust God, even when I don't understand Him.
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Elizabeth, praying for your daughter this morning. May God bring complete healing to her body and His peace to you all. You are right, we aren't always able to tie up our thoughts with a bow, but we must hold onto our God who is with us in the midst of it all. Praying for you all.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your prayers, Joanne!
Deletewell said, elizabeth ♥
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sherry!
DeletePerfectly timed! Our family needed these words! For your daughter!
ReplyDeleteGod bless and help you and yours!
DeleteThank you for this Elizabeth. Praying for your daughter.
ReplyDeleteAnd I am praying for you and your family during this time of loss.
DeleteContinued prayers for your daughter and your family, Elizabeth. I've come to learn that trusting God is not a given just because we know Him. Trust is realized through our faith-walk with Him. Truly trusting God is a blessing.
ReplyDeleteYour words are so true. Thank you for your encouragement, June.
DeleteYou've written some thoughtful and powerful truth today! I'm praying for your daughter's recovery. So thankful that He's using you to share these words in the midst of your shaken emotions.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your prayers, Julie!
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