Life After Loss
on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 at 6:14pm
I wrote this devotional for a church project our women's ministry is working on. I have read it over and over, because of the timing in which I came up with it. I wrote it on October 9th, which was a couple of days before I found out that my baby died. People in general (and even one doctor) have commented on how well I have dealt with such a difficult situation. Honestly, I would never have dreamed that I was even strong enough to. And you know what? I'm not. Like the title of my devotional says…I'm not, but HE IS. I know that as I try to move on with my life, it isn't ME that is keeping my head above water. It isn't ME that is able to laugh and joke so soon. It isn't ME that is dealing with it so well that the doctor tells me he's worried I'm suffering from denial. It's the Him in me. I can only hope that my words bless you as much as the writing of them has blessed me.
PS, Joe and I named him Aydyn Isaiah Kennerly, and he was beautiful.
When You're Not Strong…HE IS.
And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
–Jeremiah 29:13 (KJV)
What do you do when things get rough? Do you run around frustrated and upset? Do you become introverted and talk to no one? Do you turn to God, or do you turn from Him? God is always there for us, but sometimes we are too blinded by the fear of whatever situation we find ourselves in to see it. Ralph Waldo Emerson once said "The wise man in the storm prays to God, not for safety from danger, but for deliverance from fear. It is the storm within that endangers him, not the storm without." Have you ever been so blinded by your circumstance that you were unable to see that the problem had an easy solution? In all things, God is the solution. God gives us so many examples of his goodness and his mercy, and most of all that he is the ruler of all things. He tells us in Phillipians 4:6, "do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. (NIV)" As Christians, he instructs us on how to solve our problems. There is an old saying that says "closed mouths don't get fed." This is true in all things. He tells us to "ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find…" (Matthew 7:7-8 NIV). If you cannot lift your voice up to God to ASK him to help you out of your situation, perhaps he thinks you're trying to do it on your own. God has given us power over our situations, and for the times when we simply can't find a way to do it on our own, he tells us that HE shall strengthen our hearts (Psalms 31:24 KJV). God has already given us peace. He put it in our hearts. All we have to do is lean on Him.
PS, Joe and I named him Aydyn Isaiah Kennerly, and he was beautiful.
When You're Not Strong…HE IS.
And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
–Jeremiah 29:13 (KJV)
What do you do when things get rough? Do you run around frustrated and upset? Do you become introverted and talk to no one? Do you turn to God, or do you turn from Him? God is always there for us, but sometimes we are too blinded by the fear of whatever situation we find ourselves in to see it. Ralph Waldo Emerson once said "The wise man in the storm prays to God, not for safety from danger, but for deliverance from fear. It is the storm within that endangers him, not the storm without." Have you ever been so blinded by your circumstance that you were unable to see that the problem had an easy solution? In all things, God is the solution. God gives us so many examples of his goodness and his mercy, and most of all that he is the ruler of all things. He tells us in Phillipians 4:6, "do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. (NIV)" As Christians, he instructs us on how to solve our problems. There is an old saying that says "closed mouths don't get fed." This is true in all things. He tells us to "ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find…" (Matthew 7:7-8 NIV). If you cannot lift your voice up to God to ASK him to help you out of your situation, perhaps he thinks you're trying to do it on your own. God has given us power over our situations, and for the times when we simply can't find a way to do it on our own, he tells us that HE shall strengthen our hearts (Psalms 31:24 KJV). God has already given us peace. He put it in our hearts. All we have to do is lean on Him.
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