Last night my Grandpa Rea passed on to be with our Heavenly Father for Eternity. I am so thankful that he is home, at peace, and his body and mind is completely restored. There are so many fun memories I have of my grandpa. (Many of them include my cousins and how ridiculous we were). And to be honest, I am looking forward to being home with my family and strolling down memory lane. There are sure to be lots of laughs!
But, this past week my family also learned that my Grandma Rea has been diagnosed with acute lukemia. This in itself was devastating. My grandma went to the hospital feeling sick the day after Christmas. We were all very concerned and unsure about where this "sickness" came from. So multiple tests later we discover its lukemia. And then we have to wait for MORE tests to decide what the treatment plan is. And stunningly enough, there is not much that "they" can do for her due to her age, etc. And the prognosis doesn't look good, so to speak.
It's almost to much to even believe. My sweet, sweet mother (and aunts and uncle) lose their father in the same week they learn their mother is terminally ill. Insane. Rub your eyes, and make sure it's not a dream, insane. But this is real. It is really happening.
So the other day as I was talking (well more like fighting) this over with God, he told me a few things. Deep in my spirit, something changed. 1- God reminded me that disease is not OF God. Disease is a worldly thing, and He is not of this world. BUT, he will take any thing of this world and turn into beauty. He will restore disease. And it shocked me, because so many times we plead with God, "Why why why did you do this" And In my doing so, he simply replied "I am not a giver of disease and death, but a giver of life"
Today I am choosing to believe that God is who He says He is. He is the God of the Bible. So I am putting these truths into action, by choosing to Believe. Amidst the pain and sadness. I will believe. He is Healer, Redeemer, Giver of Life, Love.
Choose with me today to believe as well.
Saturday, January 9, 2010
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