If you've been following me you have to know that my word is "Wow" and it's because God always "wows" me. For nine months I have diligently been listening to Christian talk radio, online, and tv. When the subject of trials, suffering, and tribulation are preached they mean more to me now. The one item all these sermons have in common is that trials always bring us closer to God. When everything is fine in our lives we don't pray as often, we don't seek God with desperation. So true and so sad.
This past week-end Tatiana was sick, so guess what? She and I spend Friday and Saturday together. She needed me to be near her. She needed to lay with her. She needed me comfort her and let her know it was all going to get better. If she wasn't sick she'd be out and about not even thinking of her Momma. It was a great week-end because since the storm started in our lives, Tati takes every opportunity not to be home. It took her feeling ill to want to be near me and I embraced it. God reminded me that this is exactly the way He holds us close when we need Him to comfort us. He allows trials and suffering to occur in our lives to draw us near.
2 Corinthians 12:9 But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.
I recently read on my cousin's Facebook that she noticed the only time her one year daughter calls her Mommy is when she is hurt or sick. Even as children we lean on our parents in desperation and walk away when everything is fine and dandy.
Embrace your trials and allow God to embrace you.
Marisol
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