I am so glad that Jesus Loves me, Jesus loves me, Jesus loves me. I am so glad that Jesus loves me, Jesus loves even me.
I want to express how good God is to my family.
Can I just list some of the many many things he has done for us?
-Many years ago, my husband was laid off just after we had saved up for a down payment on a house. Whew! The Lord kept us safe.
-We had a stillborn. God healed my heart and helped me to use it to just say “sorry” and to listen to other grieving mothers.
-One of our children has had a kidney disorder since she was two. She knows what it is to deal with pain and struggles. When I was her age, my world revolved around myself, not seeing the hurt in the world. God has allowed her to show sincere compassion to many strangers.
-Another of my children has been dealing with disorders for years which require chemotherapy and insulin. She has expressed that she realizes God must have a reason for her going through everything. She sees that God is going to use her somehow. She will be His warrior.
-My oldest child has felt the calling into missions. He has since been diagnosed with a disorder that could make this quite a challenge, but he has been such a hard worker and presses on standing firm in his faith. He sees spiritual warfare happening and realizes Whose side he is on.
I don’t list these things to say “poor me”, but to say that we can trust that God loves us and He will be there with us. Even through the darkest, hardest times, God can use us and what we are going through. The evil one likes to press down on us and make us feel like we shouldn’t be going through hard times if God is good. Wrong.
I recently went to a concert where the performers took the chance to speak. I love this quote from KB. He said, “If the devil reminds you of your past, remind him of his future! I almost knocked over a few middle schoolers near me in my excitement!
There is a lot of pain and sorrow within our church family right now. Big prayer requests frequently go on our prayer line and I know there are more. There are many circumstances that cause us grief and have us possibly feeling alone and unloved, but…
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written: ‘For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.’ No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. Romans 8:35-37
Are we going to endure hardship, persecution, famine, nakedness, danger, or sword? Yes. Does this mean God’s love falls short? Not at all. His love is limitless, infinite, boundless, immeasurable, everlasting, and personal.
God held my family. We do not go through our sorrows alone. Not only is God near, but we have brothers and sisters who are on their knees praying for our strength and healing.
I often need reminders to not let the evil one let me dwell on my hardships. “We are more than conquerors” and HE. IS. NOT.
-Amy