God
is not finished
Jan 30, 2019
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| Before Micah's Bone Marrow transplant |
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| We are home after transplant! |
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| Thanksgiving 2005 |
God
is not finished
I
love this picture of our family on Thanksgiving 2005, the last
Thanksgiving with all of our children right before Micah died on Dec.
17, 2005. It has been a long time since all of our family was
together. We have added two daughter-in -laws, two son-in-laws, two
granddaughters ( one yet to be born) and a grandson. I look forward
to receiving more as the Lord continues to add to our family.
But
I am not going to lie. It hasn't been all easy since Micah died. The
years of suffering and death had it's toll on each one of us in
different ways. Our own individual sins and failings have had an
affect on us too. We are still trying to work things out in our souls
and spirits. When we realize life does not happen like we thought it
would, where will we turn? Some have clung closer to Christ and
received the comfort and help and grace, while others have rejected
Jesus and Salvation through Christ alone. But God is not finished
with them and will not let them go! Some have turned to others things
and claim to be able to have a foot in the world and a foot in the
Kingdom of God. But it doesn’t work that way. You have to be all in
and there is not better, no safer place than to be in Christ. As
Micah said before he died quoting Paul,
There
have been many tears, smiles and laughs since then. More trials and
suffering. More joys and adventure. More growth. More failure. Life
has it’s ups and downs. But through it all God remains faithful,
merciful, true and good. He is still in control. He will never let us
go or give up on any of us! Even when we let Him go.
God
is not finished with any of us yet, no matter how far you have
fallen. I am not giving up either.
“Not
that I have already obtained this or am already perfect,
but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me
his own.”
My
prayer for all my children is that they would look to Jesus as their
Perfect Heavenly Father who does not make mistakes, who does not sin,
who gives us life eternally through His Son, Jesus Christ, who died
for our sin and rose again victoriously, conquering sin and death!.
We lost our son, their brother, Micah to cancer. God our Father gave
His only Son Jesus for us so that we who trust in Christ Jesus, could
have eternal life with Him. Our Heavenly Father knows our grief and
sorrows of losing a Son, yet He did it for our sake. I am so glad for
Micah that he is finished with his race on earth and is with His
Father in perfect peace and joy! I see Micah worshiping before the
throne of God in Heaven with Christ, cheering us on, saying, don’t
give up. I know the race is hard, but the joy in the end is
unspeakable!
1 John 5:4- For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.
I love my family so very much and the added family members, just as much. Look to Jesus and trust in Him!
This is encouraging. God is not finished yet, no matter how difficult things are or how dark things may look to us. He is still working and moving even when we don't see it.
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