Not Once
This morning I was reading in Romans. Two words caught my attention – faith and
believe. I was caught by the fact that
the words appeared to be used interchangeably in talking about coming to
righteousness in Christ, yet I didn’t think that they meant the same
thing. After pulling out my dictionary
to look both words up, I realized that their meaning is very similar. Faith is the structure, believing is the
action. Faith is the physical bridge to
God, believing is stepping out on that bridge and moving toward God, trusting
the bridge (faith) to be true and solid.
God’s faithfulness is beyond human comprehension. We are incapable of faithfulness in every
word, deed, and thought. We do not
deserve His faithfulness, yet in His mercy and grace He freely gives us what we
do not deserve.
In thinking about our grief journey since Scott’s death,
almost two years ago, I realized that I have had faith that God is true and
would provide for us. Only in moving
forward am I demonstrating a belief that God is true and will provide for us. And God has provided financially,
emotionally, and spiritually. He has
brought people into my life at the right times to provide a word of
encouragement, a spiritual reminder, and a blessing in a new friend. He has provided the right teachers at the
right times for Jaelyn and conversations at the right times with the right
people with the right words. God’s
timing had always been right on time – never late and never early. He has provided what we needed at exactly the
right time.
I do not understand why Scott had to die so young and I may
never know. But, I do know that God has
been faithful and blessed us beyond measure as we grieve the earthly loss of
Scott and struggle to move forward. He
has provided us with strength to move forward when it seemed impossible. He has brought happiness and joy back to our lives and our spirits over
time, even when it seemed like that would never be possible again. Every time I see Jaelyn laughing, relaxed,
and having fun, I thank God with all my heart for His healing power and His
faithfulness to us. Not once has He
failed us, not once has He left us alone, not once has He failed to provide for
us, and not once has He failed to bless us.
Please take a moment to listen to the song below, it says it so clearly.
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