Believe God
Our extended family is going through a horrible tragedy, the sudden loss of my cousin's granddaughter. The heartbreak is intense. As we have walked through the last few days, God continues to be faithful to us. In the midst of all of it, I keep hearing one thing in my heart: Believe God. Do you wonder if that beautiful little girl is really okay now? Is she really safe in the arms of Jesus? Believe God that she is. Do you wonder if your family will ever be happy again--have peace or joy again? Believe God that He can restore what the metaphorical locusts have eaten, that he can make all things new, that you can have a future and a hope. Do you wonder if He is really good and loving after all, that He has a plan and a purpose for each of us? Believe God that He is and He does. Like the truth in Psalm 40 and Psalm 69, the world may swirl around me with its muck and mire. I may not feel the ground beneath me, and the deep water may come to my neck. Like the prophet Jonah I m...