A few months ago, I wrote a
blog about God giving us the desires of our hearts. Sometimes, God gives us something that we
want, a blessing, just because He loves us and He likes to see us happy.
However, we need to be
reminded that it is not about us. Sometimes
He chooses not to give us our desires…maybe for our good, maybe for a bigger
plan, maybe because things just happen.
Well, this has been a month where my desires have taken back seat to God’s
bigger plan…as they should.
BUT GOD IS GOOD…AND TO HIM BE
ALL THE GLORY!!!
Before our group home opened last
fall, Daryl tried to prepare me by reminding me that there was a good chance
that eventually we would experience death in our home, since we would
be taking in special needs and medically fragile children. Little did we know that we would experience
that two times in the first 10 months that our home was open. Just 6 months to the day that we lost our
sweet little Esperanza, our 14 year old Thania went home to Jesus. She had always been medically fragile, but
her death was sudden and unexpected. She
went from a simple cold to respiratory distress faster than I have ever seen. She was laid in the arms of Jesus on her way
to the hospital on Sunday, July 6th.
This was certainly NOT our
desire, but it WAS God’s plan.
AND GOD IS GOOD…TO HIM BE ALL
THE GLORY!!!
Then just a few days later,
we experienced another very difficult and traumatic time in our home/family. It has left us with some challenges and some
decisions to make.
I certainly did not plan or
ask for that to happen, but it did.
AND GOD IS GOOD…TO HIM BE ALL
THE GLORY!!!
Then the following day,
Yenifer (one of the girls in our group home) started having grand mal seizures…16
seizures in two days. We were
never able to confirm the cause of the seizures, but they were scary for Yeni,
us, and the other children in the home…especially at the end of such a
traumatic week for us all.
Again…not in the plan…not the
way I wanted to end the week.
BUT GOD IS GOOD…AND TO HIM BE
ALL THE GLORY!!!
I often don’t understand why
God does things the way He does. If He
is all-powerful (which He is), and if He loves us (which He does), then why
doesn’t He always give us the desires of our heart? Why do bad things happen to us? Why is our family struggling with hurt and pain and tears? I don’t understand, but the nice thing is…I
don’t have to understand. It doesn’t
matter if I understand or not. The fact
is: It’s not about me and my
comfort. It’s all about God. He is in control. He is the author, the illustrator, and the
star—really the only important character.
What happens to me and my family on this earth is very, very insignificant
next to God’s ultimate plan. Yes, He
loves us. And, yes, He enjoys giving us
the desires of our heart. But our desires
should, and do, take back seat to His ultimate plan.
GOD IS SO GOOD!...THEREFORE, TO HIM BE ALL THE
GLORY!!!
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