Jan 21, 2013

Why Lord?

Proverbs 3:5-6

Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding;
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall direct[a] your paths.





When situations and circumstances happen in life, my first thought is "why?"........

I begin my question and answer forum with the Lord.
Why Lord?
Why did this have to happen?
There are times I receive my much needed answer and then there are those time when I do not.......

This past week was one of those times I did not receive the much needed answer I longed for........
 It was days filled with disbelief, shock and heart break......
It was nights crying out to my daddy God for a dear dear friend who has lost his child......

No parent should ever have to lay their child to rest.....................

Any loss of a loved one is a great sadness,however the loss of a young child tends to bring us to our knees quicker and harder.......

 "WHY LORD" tends to be the only words that can be spoken.....
Everyone looking for answers....
Needing a reason, any reason, for such a tragedy ....
For a young life gone all too soon.

God's word tells us to "lean not to your own understanding"

For we are to trust in HIM with all our heart.........
In the flesh that can be such a hard,almost impossible task , but in doing so, HE will direct our paths.

I believe He will direct us to our healing....
He will give us the strength we need to overcome our brokenness.....
A Balm of Gilead......
To be, when the time is right,  a testimony for those going through the same pain........
To show the love of God in our lives as well as His grace and mercy......
To celebrate our loved ones life here on earth and rejoice  they are now with the Father.....

Loved ones who pass are never forgotten. They live on in our hearts.....
Their memories carry us through another day.....
Memories of their smiles and laughter bring joy to our hearts and souls.......
Their love sustains us to carry on until the day we all meet again.

I don't know 'why" my friend had to lay his child to rest.....
I don't understand "why" it was his time to go.....
I can't comprehend "why" he was only allowed 14 short years here on earth.....

But what I can say I know of this precious child.....

He touched more lives than he knew.....
He was loved by more than he could have ever imagined....
His joy for life was infectious to all who knew him and even to those who didn't.....
His love for family and friends was bigger than a thousand moons and a million sunsets.....
His smile would light up a thousand rooms!!

To be honest there are not enough words to express my emotions.......
But when the "whys" start to swirl around in my mind......

I will however stand on my daddy God's words!!

I will lean NOT to my own understanding, but I WILL trust the LORD with all my heart as I continue to lift my precious friend and his family up to the Lord.

And I will praise God for all that He is doing in all whose lives this loss has affected so deeply.....

For HE will turn beauty from the ashes................


All my love Ged!!!

xoxoxox
Stacey





Psalm 147:3

He heals the brokenhearted
And binds up their wounds.





















8 comments:

  1. Your words make so much sense in the midst of a situation that makes no sense. We continue to trust...

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  2. I'm not sure if the first one went through but this is a very nice post.

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  3. Hi Stacey, I have been clinging to those scriptures this last few weeks too and I love what Rachael says above, "making sense in a situation that does not make sense". Great post my friend, thanks for linking up
    God bless
    Tracy

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  4. Hey my friend! Love this! Thanks so much for linking up today! Have a blessed week lady!;-)

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  5. (Proverbs 3:5-6) I love to meditate on these verses.

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  6. When the pain is still so real, we just have to trust that nothing can take us out of His hands. I pray His peace and comfort for you and your friend. Thanks for sharing.

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  7. Thank you for writing this. You and me have the same feelings. I know He is with my, also when the days are so dark and hard.

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