How are you doing? Just a little note to let you know I am thinking of you and praying for you.
I have been listening to a song entitled "I Still Glory in The Cross" by the Mike Bowling family. The words have ministered to me today, so I thought I would share some of them with you.
"I am only standing now because of mercy"............
Is that not the truth? As I look back on the past 2 1/2 years, I see many, many times I stood by the grace and mercy of God alone. I know some of you have just recently lost your husband or someone close to you. Those of us who have been down the road a ways understand what you are going through, and tell you it will get better. In the mean time, hang on to faith.
Another part of the song says:
"If everything I own were taken from me,
All the things of earth I hold so dear,
I were left alone to face tomorrow,
I still have no cause to doubt or fear...."
Oh boy do we know how that feels. I know I felt like I was cut in half. It seemed like part of me was/is missing. I was left alone to face tomorrow. At least it seemed that way at the time. I am thinking about and praying for a young woman who lost her husband last week. They have five children, and live on a ranch in Montana. He was a pilot flying back home, when his plane went down and he was killed. I am sure she is suffering the pain of those first days of loss. Even though we know our husbands were men of faith, we still feel that pain of loss. If you have not experienced such a loss, it is nearly impossible to describe that kind of pain. I know I thought I knew and could sympathize with those who were suffering loss, but.......no....I now know I was clueless.
As I look back, I see I was never alone. God was with me every step of the way. I always thought I was a strong women of faith until that day, November 19th 2010, I realized in my own strength I could NOT face what was ahead. The second thing I realized is we don't have to. (smile)
Hang in there !!
