The song "Even if" has really been on my mind lately. When I think about this song, I think about the story in Daniel where the men are thrown into the blazing fire. In Daniel 3:17-18 it says, "If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us from your majesty's hand. But even if he does not, we want you to know, your majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up." Even in the mist of the fire, they knew God was able. They knew he had to the power to rescue them. They had so much strength that they told the king, even if God doesn't rescue us, we won't turn from Him to worship your gods. Wow! Do we have this kind of faith? That even if God doesn't rescue us, are we still going to believe and trust in His plan? Are we going to believe that their is a purpose for the trial that God has not revealed to us yet? The next thing this reminds me of is the movie Facing the Giants. I think I have referenced this movie before. But in the movie, the husband asks his wife, "If the Lord doesn't give us children will you still love Him?" Tough to think about. But fill in the blank with whatever your struggle is... Will you still love Him if you stay single? Will you still love Him if life doesn't go as planned? Will you still love Him when a loved one is taken to early? Will you still love Him?
Life Update:
The past two weeks we have finally had kids back and school, and while most of my caseload chose to stay virtual, it has been great having students back in the building! I also got my 2nd Covid vaccine today. I am praying for no crazy symptoms to appear. There is not really a fertility update this week. We are just still waiting to see what the hematologist decided and for my cycle to get here.
Dear God, I pray for the person reading this right now. I pray that they would feel your presence among them in whatever trial they may be facing. I hope and pray that you are their confidence and where their hope lies. I pray they'd still love you even if something isn't going as planned. Help us to love you no matter what. Thank you for not leaving us as orphans, but making us you children. I thank you for the person who took time out of their day to read this. I hope they know how much it means to me that they are reading to keep up with our story. In Jesus Name, Amen.
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