we always say that God has perfect timing in everything that He dose, but when things go sour it can be so hard to believe that even in these horrible circumstances God's timing is still perfect. i really believe that we have to prepare for the battle. if we do not trust this truth before the storm arises we won't be able to believe it when it does come. this weekend we found out that josh's brother was very sick...no one, not even the doctors knew what was wrong. it was a scary couple of days not knowing what to do. and while we were at the hospital we met a couple who lost their new baby. the daddy had fallen asleep with the baby on his chest and had rolled over in his sleep and smothered the baby. why does God even allow such horrible things to happen we ask?? why would God allow a 20 year old boy to have such a terrible side effects from a medication and allow him to be admitted to a mental hospital when there is nothing wrong with him? why would he allow a father to accidentally hurt his own baby??? these are questions that just baffle our minds. we don't have answers and never will. sunday night we got home from the hospital and josh just opened the Bible and began reading and God gave us Psalm 104. the whole psalm talks about how God takes care and governs His creation. what comfort to rest in that even though we don't understand God is in control. "bless the Lord, o my soul! o Lord my God; you are very great...o Lord, how many are thy works! in wisdom you have made them all...let the glory of the Lord endure forever; let the Lord be glad in His works...i will sing to the Lord as long as i live; i will sing praise to my God while i have my being. let my meditation be pleasing to him; as for me, i will be glad in the Lord." to all of these questions and circumstances the only answer we have is that we have to trust with obedient hearts that God cares for us, His creation. if you get a chance read Psalm 104 and see exactly how God cares for His creation.
this weekend my faith in the truth that God's timing is perfect was strengthened. i believed it before this storm, but it was amazing to see how God let it grow from a fact in my head to a comfort in my heart.
the storm in not quite over, so i look forward to see what else God has to teach me through all of this.
3 comments:
wonderful wisdom aubrey!
so it was a side affect??
~marie
marie - matt was having some pretty crazy hallucinations. i read online that hallucinations can be caused from an overdose of this Meclizine (the vertigo medication he was on). he would wake up and not know where he was. he could not remember things from 5 min ago. when he felt cold he associated it with death in his mind and thought that he was dying or dreaming...that is why he would not leave the apartment or get out of the car at the hospital. he got really sad when we had to leave him at Marshall Pickens b/c all the clothes that we brought him were not his they were josh's b/c that is all we had to give him. some how his coat got separated from the bag of clothes and it wasn't unitl they brought matt his coat that he realized that we had not abandoned him. there is one last paper to be signed and if they get it signed today matt can come home this afternoon, so please pray that it is signed today.
Thank you so much Aubrey for the reminder that God is always in control and He has a reason for everything under Heaven. Even when we do not understand He makes all things for His Glory. I have many unanswered questions and longings in my heart and I am so glad that He sees the whole picture and that He knows what is going to happen next in my life and also the people's lives around me. I always take confort in that. So...thank you for your post!
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