3/15/2023 0 Comments All things work together![]() ![]() I would give anything to have him back and for my kids to have their dad back. I would never in a thousand years have wished to be without Dan. I’ve been more aware of my sinfulness, of my desperate need for Him and the hope that all of this life hangs on than in all my previous years walking with Him combined. In the last 3 years, I’ve seen more of God, felt more of His cloaking presence, seen more of His hand as He has gone before me in situations and provided and guided very practically and personally. ![]() ![]() The good that God works is right in my heart. I don’t think the good is rooted in an outcome or ending. Three years into this and I no longer think the Romans 8:28 good is a beautiful ending to our story. My conception of the good has always been a beautiful ending that only God could bring about. Had she remarried? Had the children grown up okay, emotionally stable and happy? I wanted to see whether they had made it. When I read books on grief and books about widows or children who had lost parents, I turned to the last chapter first. I wanted to be 15 years out, to know that God had brought us through and that everything had turned out okay. Better than okay – it will turn out good.įrom the earliest days after Dan died, I prayed that God would help me see the good. It’s the one we say to ourselves, convincing ourselves that it will turn out okay. It’s the one quoted to friends when they are going through a hard time. And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. ![]()
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