It is a wonderful thing to know that God's word is a lamp to my feet a light for my path...
Just yesterday I found out that one of the dearest people to my heart, my amazing Papaw, received an unforeseen bit of news from his doctor. The bladder cancer that we thought to be completely gone has actually spread to his abdomen. This has not only shocked my family but the doctors. No one could have seen this coming and if there was a bump in the road this would definitely be it. Chemo is the next step to try and reduce the tumors. I refuse to believe it is over, God is so much bigger, bigger than cancer, bigger than our troubles, bigger than every single bump in the road.
We cannot foresee what is going to happen in the future and what is to come of situations that we wish we weren't in, but God has a plan. In psalm 119:105 it says that "your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." I know I will be spending some serious time in the word seeking that light to my path and the closeness to the one true God. I take comfort in knowing that I not only have God in my heart and in my life today but everyday for the rest of my life. Of course it is hard to except the hard things in life and believe that the Lord could do something so shocking, but the Lord never does things to hurt his children who seek him daily. He never let us go through things we cannot handle and learn from.
"So that no one would be unsettled by these troubles. You know quite well that we were destined for them."-1 Thessalonians 3:3 As christians we can expect troubles because we know that hard times grow faith. Life is not without the troubles that we daily face. We are held in arms of the one who love us immeasurably more than we could ever hope or imagine.
I look at today with a smile in knowing that the Lord is present and he has his hand on my Papaw. Whatever the outcome this is not a time for weariness or pessimistic thoughts but instead a time to praise the Lord for what he has blessed us with. "The Lord is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God, and I will exalt him."- Exodus 15:2 My strength in everything comes straight from the Lord and I choose to sing his praises and shine my light in the hard times. What good are we if we cannot love the Lord and others when times get tough and we hit those bumps in the road? "The Lord will fight for you; you need only be still" and know that he has you in his arms and he will never let you down or let you go.
As it says in Ecclesiastes 3, "there is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven..." For me and my family this is a time of hope and prayer and that is exactly what I intend to do. I hope in my love for the Lord everyday and I only hope that something amazing comes from this and in knowing that no matter what the circumstance the Lord is in it and he is working. I believe in miracles and amazing things happening but I also believe in God's timing and I know he calls all times soon. So in this time I pray for everyone who is going through something, a trouble, a praise, whatever it may be, I pray that we all continue to look to the Lord for refuge and strength. He is so big and we rest under the shelter of his wings. Face today and tomorrow with a smile and know that no matter what the bump in the road God is bigger and his plan is far more than just sufficient.
Great post! Thanks for sharing!
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