God is Good; All the time!

As hard as I try to grasp it, there are some things in life that will never quite make sense to me. Watching parents lose a child, in a life cut short through tragedy is by far the hardest thing I have ever had to endure! It is an unimagineable experience to watch people that you care about go through such pain! It's absolutely devasting! It hits you like a brick in the face....just sucks the breath right out of your chest and leaves you broken and hanging speechless! A dense "fog" covers everything thing as your mind just starts begging for answers. I just DO NOT understand! A parent should never have to bury their child! Seeing the pain in their eyes and imagining the torture in their hearts. Watching them cry for the son they will never again be able to hug or say "I love you" to and for the young future which is lost. Holding them in your own embrace, weeping together in the loss of their precious child.

It. Is. Heartbreaking!

It takes your heart and it crushes it! It. crushes. it! And it makes you crumble to the floor. It doesn't seem real. It isn't right. It isn't fair. As a parent, it's the worst thing you could ever imagine. Everyday you wake up just thinking that you will wake up from this nightmare and everyday you wake up and are faced with this same horrible reality.

BUT...

what is the most humbling thing in the world is to stand with them in this tragedy, as they worship the God who has given us freedom over death. The same parents who were "robbed" of a son, just days later stand before us in awe and reverance of the one who gave His life for us. When we should be there holding them up....they are reaching back with the resounding message that "God is good; all the time"! They can stand because they have assurance that their boy is sitting in the presence of Jesus today! Praise the Lord He lives! Death isn't the end, evil will not prevail. What a strong message to send and to preach it through the mourning, in hopes that through his death another can be saved! Praise God that we have a choice in this life and I pray that if you don't know Jesus, that you seek Him. Hug your children! Tell the people that you love, that you love them. What if....YOUR words are the only ones they hear?? What if...no one else is bold enough to say it? Don't leave your words unspoken because you are ashamed at what someone might think. Because when you get the courage, it might be to late!
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