Scattered thoughts

There comes a time in every believers life where all you have left is faith. Faith that the circumstances that surround you will pass, faith that your loved ones are in a better place, faith that despite all other appearances you are not alone. Looking around at my life at this moment to an unbeliever it would appear as all has been lost, that I have been forsaken and left alone until the inevitable defeat will conquer me. As a believer in Christ I know this is far from the truth, I am never alone. In time the Lord will restore that which was taken. I know that even though life here has changed and though appearances tell those around me I have lost everything dear to me that this is far from the truth. My children were one of the best things to ever be givin to me by the Lord and even though man may have tried taking them from me they have been set in Heaven for all time, even now as each day passes by I believe they are planning out the day in which we will be reunited in Heaven! I've had a chance to speak with and reach out to many people over the past months who have lost their children in various ways and always see the same under lining emotions which plagues them. Loss, abandoned, depression, and in some case defeat. Of course most people who lost their children at the hands of someone else feel the most common emotion of anger it is not the one which holds their heart the hardest. I find it important to help them realize their precious child has now been set aside for all eternity and will never have to experience heart ache or any other type of pain. That in fact their child (those which were living for the Lord or too young to be able to make that choice) are now rejoicing in Heaven, but whats more is that they now have someone in Heaven cheering them on through the struggles life throws at us. I'll be honest it's not always so easy to look at life from this view point and at times I myself have been so selfish to miss the truth about the wonderful life they now have and wish so hard for another moment with them.

It is important for everyone here on this earth to not lose sight of the truth. God will never leave you. Even though at times it may feel like we have been forsaken its important to remember that is not the case. I look back on moments now where I felt all alone, even though I had family and friends surround me I still felt no connection to the world around me. But now as I look back I see where the Lord was there, holding me and helping me through each and every moment. Always remember this, the love you have for your child, God feels even more love toward you. We are His children and He wants the best for us. Even though at times it doesn't look like He's in the picture know this. Things happen on this earth many things unfair. We have been given a free will as men and women and sometimes choices made by others change our life in devastating ways even with all this chaos going on around us God has a plan, a plan for your life where no matter what happens He will see it fulfilled! When something happens to us it doesn't trip God up on the plan He's set out for you. He is all knowing even when you were in the womb He knew exactly what was going to happen in our life. The only one who can derail the plan God has for your life is you! If you turn your back on Him and walk away only then have you been defeated. So keep your eyes on the Lord. When everything in life tells you that your done for remember the promise the Lord has given, He will never leave or forsake you. Stand fast and know that He is LORD!