Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.
This was part of my journal entry on Nov. 28, 2015
Today has been one of those days that I have read about other people experiencing and hoped I never would have to experience. However, God has been preparing us for just such a day. On November 27th I read this devotion. At that time I knew God was preparing me for a storm. I even said to myself, this is the calm before the storm. This is what I read:
From Girlfriends In God
Nov. 27,2015
Storms are a reality for all of us. Jesus told us we would have them and that we do not need to be uprooted by them because He is the source of peace and overcoming that we need (John 16:33). I don’t want to be a woman of shallow faith. I want to be a woman of strong, stable, deeply rooted faith. So I ask myself: how can I position my faith-roots to grow? I mull it over and open up the truth manual.
I see that Paul wrote this to the early church, “Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.” (Colossians 2:6-7)
And it occurs to me that the secret to having roots that are deep and strong is found in that little phrase above that repeats itself twice in those verses: IN HIM.
Yes. In Christ. In Christ alone my depth will grow. He promises that I can do anything according to the will of the Father and get through anything when I stick with Him (John 15:1-17). In that secret place of abiding with Him my roots grow. In Christ alone I am able to weather the fiercest of winds and the scariest of storms. You are too. You’ve got this, friend… because He’s got you.
On the same page as my journal entry on Nov. 28th was this.
Last night we came to the ER because Greg's symptoms had gotten worse. His speech was slurred more and he had lost a lot of his strength in his left hand. So he was admitted to the hospital and they started some tests that they knew he would need.
This morning we saw his doctor who was super impressive and we were given a little more direction. He had seen the MRI that was done overnight and of course said there was a brain tumor on the left side of his brain. He told us that unfortunately the tumor had cancerous characteristics. He said they would go in and remove as much as possible and then we would figure out what other treatment would be needed. (Radiation/Chemotherapy)
So although this wasn't the news we were hoping for, we are ready to grow deeper in love with Jesus as He carries us through this storm. We are confident that we are here for a purpose and are going to use each day He gives us to love on whoever comes our way. We feel that this will better equip us to have understanding and compassion on those who are hurting or suffering.
We love you all and are so very blessed by all of your sweet comments and messages. I will be updating this blog with all of our info and putting a link on Facebook. I will not be able to respond to all of your comments, but please know how much they are appreciated. We truly covet your prayers.
We told the kids and they all handled it well. They know we serve an awesome God!
Jerod and Alex are always good for comic relief!
