In the Jesus the One and Only study that I did today, Beth Moore poses the question, "Has God ever taken you through your doubts to a place of greater faith?" I think that we can all answer yes to that...
For me, it was when I watched a friend of mine cope with the death of her 60 day old baby girl and then watch her do the same thing when their second child, a baby boy, was born with the same undiagnosable disorder that their first baby was born with. I believed that God wouldn't allow such a geniune and devoted Christian couple to go through such a painful ordeal twice, but He allowed it.
I remember asking my friend what she was really feeling and thinking, for her to be honest with me. She said, "There are a lot of women who will never feel a baby inside of them, but God allowed me to feel that twice. God is sovereign...Job 1:21, '...the LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.' (ESV)" It was the best response...I admire her so much and I can only pray that would be my response to such a situation.
Job 2:10, "...Shall we receive good from God, and shall we not receive evil?" (ESV) Both verses equally sombering and equally display the definitation of His Sovereignty.
You are SO holding out.....post this to the blog....this is your conscience speaking....we all can learn so much from you!
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