Monday, November 05, 2007
Hope is necessary in all circumstances
That's the tag line on Heather's blog, and it never fails to resonate with me.
In the course of this week:
My maid of honor lost a dear friend.
My sister's friend found out that their only child has an incurable and fatal genetic disorder.
Our best friends (family, really) were involved in a ATV accident that resulted in the husband/dad of four suffering some terrible and extensive injuries. (You can get the updates and prayer needs here). I hate, hate, hate how far away we are from them right now. Being so distant from my friend is like walking around with a body part missing.
Oh, and my husband is going to the doctor today. It could be nothing...or it could be something pretty scary.
Add in the small stuff...unsold property and mounting debt, sick kids, and petty annoyances with things at the kids' school, and it adds up to a good cry (which, I confess, I indulged in Sunday morning after finding out about Tim's accident).
Sometimes, it's tempting to give into the lie that God is capricious.
He is not.
Today, this is my sustenance:
In the course of this week:
My maid of honor lost a dear friend.
My sister's friend found out that their only child has an incurable and fatal genetic disorder.
Our best friends (family, really) were involved in a ATV accident that resulted in the husband/dad of four suffering some terrible and extensive injuries. (You can get the updates and prayer needs here). I hate, hate, hate how far away we are from them right now. Being so distant from my friend is like walking around with a body part missing.
Oh, and my husband is going to the doctor today. It could be nothing...or it could be something pretty scary.
Add in the small stuff...unsold property and mounting debt, sick kids, and petty annoyances with things at the kids' school, and it adds up to a good cry (which, I confess, I indulged in Sunday morning after finding out about Tim's accident).
Sometimes, it's tempting to give into the lie that God is capricious.
He is not.
Today, this is my sustenance:
Psalm 42
As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God.
As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God.
My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.
When shall I come and appear before God?
My tears have been my food day and night, while they say to me all the day long,
"Where is your God?"
These things I remember, as I pour out my soul:
how I would go with the throng and lead them in procession to the house of God with glad shouts and songs of praise, a multitude keeping festival.
Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me?
Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me?
Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God.
My soul is cast down within me;
My soul is cast down within me;
therefore I remember you from the land of Jordan and of Hermon, from Mount Mizar.
Deep calls to deep at the roar of your waterfalls;
all your breakers and your waves have gone over me.
By day the LORD commands his steadfast love, and at night his song is with me,
a prayer to the God of my life.
I say to God, my rock: "Why have you forgotten me?
Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?"
As with a deadly wound in my bones, my adversaries taunt me,
while they say to me all the day long, "Where is your God?"
Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me?
Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me?
Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God.
That is my hope for today.
And hope is necessary in all circumstances.
UPDATE: Dh is back from the doctor...we're pretty sure it's the (much, much) lesser of two evils. Praising God for his mercy. Also, Tim gets to go home and sleep in his own bed tonight...HOORAY!
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3 Comments:
Oh Heather, it's hard when it seems like things just come from all sides. I went to Sally's blog to let them know we've added them to our prayers. But you, also, are in our prayers.
Hugs,
Susan
Not being able to physically be there is so hard, isn't it?
I'm glad for the praises in your update, and I'll be continuing to pray, too.
It does seem so hard when lots of things happen at once. Praise God He is our covenant keeping God, amen?
I'm so sorry I'm just now getting around to this. I'm praying for you and your friends and your hubby.
Hope all is much better today.
Much love,
Mary
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