A young child loses his family in a tragedy. An elderly woman raped by her own grandson. A healthy person dies of cancer. These and more of what life has to offer mystifies the human soul. Life is so fragile that at a moment's glance it is gone.
Our family spent our Christmas at the hospital. To some, they may see it as a tragic event, but for us, it is times where we see miracles happen, a time when grace abounds. A moment to celebrate life the way our Father designed it.
Due to human's minute understanding of God's sovereignty, we tend to blame God for the things that happened to us. We let our emotions bring us to the level where we despise God and find our own means. Little do we understand that when we are despondent, it is also the time when he had carried the burden for us. Remember the "Footprints in the Sand?" Then again, we are stubborn and ungrateful. We only want to see things that we wanted and as a result, we fail and dishonor God. We overlook the blessings that would have been flowing towards us if we had followed God's plan.
I am a witness to God's sovereign power over us. We could have celebrated Christmas in pain and agony but instead, we had a peaceful heart knowing that if we would lift our burdens to Him and have faith, life isn't awful at all.
"Rejoice, you people of Jerusalem! Rejoice in the Lord your God! For the rains he sends are an expression of his grace. Once more the autumn rains will come, as well as the rains of spring." - Joel 2:23
