Last night we had Dillon's visitation on the 39 yard line of the high school football field. The field was filled with many loved ones and much grief, but if you kept your eyes open, you could see God moving in the midst. Momma was being carried by the glory of God and at one point I asked her "How you holding up, what going on?" She looked at me and with the Supernatural JOY of God in her eyes, she said "My God is up, that's whats up here!" You could hear her say "Thank you Jesus. Thank you Jesus" Make no mistake, this has been the hardest thing she has ever been through, but there is one that has carried her through this. She has been a role model of God's amazing Love as she embraces the young man that is so distraught. She is laying down her hurt and her pain for a moment to be able to minister to others. This is WHO SHE IS. She is a servant in every form of the word. She lays down her life and it is HER JOY to do it. She has been to the other side now and sees the blessing of being served. So, now, even though it gave her joy to serve before, it will be even more glorious and passionate service from here forward. There is a song that says it so well. "Oh How He loves us" the part of the song I am seeing the most is this part "when all of a sudden I am unaware of these afflictions eclipsed by Glory, I realize just how beautiful you are and how great your affections are for me, and OH HOW HE LOVES US...." That is the beauty of a "surrendered" Christian life. It's the most glorious thing to behold. God knows just what He is doing and HE DOES IT WELL. Lord, we love you and we are thankful to be part of your master plan. I pray that the joy of the Lord carries us through this day and that you get even more glory from this than we can ever ask, hope, think, or imagine. Thank you for your continued PEACE on us!!!
Oh and I wanted to comment on Houser Houses post about bad things happening and people "Blaming God" but it wouldn't let me so here was my post. :)
This is one of the hardest things to grow in. So many people want to see the tragedies as horrible, and for a fleeting moment they are (we are human after all) but in the greater picture is what God does through the tragedy. He is faithful in the midst for sure. This doesn't mean that He wanted the tragedy to even occur, but the world is full of evil and corruption and all through the Bible, He is a God that rescues His people from evil and corruption. He leads them out of bondage and into glorious FREEDOM. He longs for us to reach out to Him. He paid the ultimate price so that we could receive LOVE from Him in the midst of the pain...... Something that has been resinating (sp?) in me the last few days:
I was talking with my husband and about how I know that God didn't take Dillon, but that Satan snatched him and even though it seems like it is God's plan, God is making so much good come of it that God even gets the glory when satan kills one of God's own. Look at Jesus. Satan and the "RELIGIOUS" people crucified him, but it was also HIS greatest victory and ours. We hear it said, "if he would have known what he was doing, he wouldn't have killed Jesus" Did God kill Jesus? NO Did God allow it? Yes, because He knew the outcome. God has soldiers here on earth that are willing to lay down their lives for the life of the church. Some of us are soldiers "unaware" of who we are. Maybe we just lost a soldier in this great war, but God is going to increase HIS numbers through this one soldier. I firmly believe it!!! God said He is in the palm of His hands and that HE HAS HIM. Hallelujah!!! I belive it with all that is within me!!
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