God is Faithful. So very faithful. Always. In every situation. Even when we feel like He has forsaken us, He is still there. Loving us, carrying us, nurturing us.
Earlier this week I wrote this post. We made it through school this week. By Friday my middle girl had put on an attitude of grumpiness that just wouldn’t quit. There was no reasoning with her. No punishment works with her when she gets this way. I gave her chores she had to do. She got spanked for being extremely disrespectful. She got her new Lego set put back in the box and put away. I ended up in tears. And as I locked myself in the bathroom to cry to God to please help me know what to do with this child, He answered through my teenager, who had seen my distress and tears and very kindly and wonderfully managed to talk some sense into the grumpy, unreasonable middle girl.
Earlier this week, our small group Bible study met in a bit different setting than usual. One of the men who has attended some has been diagnosed with cancer. Stage 4, incurable. He was more of an encouragement to me that evening than I felt I was to him. We prayed over him and the power of God in the room was such a force you could feel it. God is Faithful.
Last week my brother was in a semi accident. He was turning left in the semi he was driving. The semi behind him failed to stop and tried to pass in a no-passing zone just as my brother went to turn. He hit right behind my brother’s door – like RIGHT behind – praise God it was not any farther forward. My brother walked away, with no more than some soreness from the impact. God is Faithful. And had the outcome been different God is still Faithful. He will always be here, carrying us through whatever he calls us to go through. I am so thankful my brother got to see another day, and praise God for protecting him.
I was stressing this weekend about all I have to accomplish before The Springfield Flea. My wonderful husband helped me with cleaning house, mopping floors and encouraged me that I would ‘knock it all out’. He looked at the projects I started working on and told me it was looking good. God is so Faithful. He uses the people in our lives to bless us and encourage us and show us His Faithfulness. Praise His Name.
Have a blessed Sunday.
Jill
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Praise be to God for His faithfulness. I raised only one girl and am in wonder how you are raising 3. 🙂 Stay the course my friend.
Oh, friend. Prayers and thanksgiving for your week.
Jill, what an encouragement you are to us all!!!
yes He is. I was a very encouraging post. Middle children seem to have lots in common…I totally understand. God choose you to be her mom, and He will guide you every step of the way. Blessings. Daniela
Thanks Daniela. It does seem that middle children are a lot alike. It helps to talk to friends who are dealing with the same issues and realize it isn’t just me dealing with this!
I sure do believe God was listening when our oldest Grandson was diagnosed with state 4 testicular cancer at almost 14, he had stage 4 cancer all thru his body. It was found about a week before he turned 14. He had a tumor in his neck and that’s why his Mother finally noticed it and took him to the Dr.
My son works in Singapore and Grand Junction off and on so he hadn’t been around most of the summer. DIL Mother had been cheating on my son at least all summer is why she didn’t notice the lump in grandson’s neck. Grandson had been telling his Aunt and us he had pain in his neck and his abdomen.
He had one of his testicles removed right away. Then the tumor in his neck. He got another tumor in his neck which had to be removed also. He had tumors in his abdomen also, had a 12 hour surgery for that. The surgeon was about to close him up when he saw another tumor behind another organ, this was tumor that had cancer in it. Grand son had been in Denver Children’s hospital many times. The tumors in his abdomen weighed 5 lbs. so he had been pretty uncomfortable for long time. We weren’t allowed to see him in the hospital at all or even at home. DIL doesn’t like us, never has since they married years ago. We have no way of knowing what Grandson thinks about why we never went to see him.
Now the wonderful part, he will be 20 in early Nov, he’s going to college and works, he’s in his sophomore year. He played football for Grand Junction high school his junior and senior years. Can you imagine after all he went thru and now he’s fine. He’s been cancer free since his junior year. We weren’t told he was cancer free, I saw it on his Facebook page. I had been communicating with him thru his Facebook page but his Mother found out and made it so I couldn’t talk to him any longer. She sent me 2 nasty letters thru his facebook page telling me I wasn’t to communicate with him any longer.
DIL made a big deal about fact grand son found out her and I don’t like each other. I don’t know what the big deal is, so what, a lot of MIL’s and DIL’s don’t like each other. That’s one part that is breaking my heart since I don’t get to see my son either or even talk to him and our granddaughter wants nothing to do with us besides not getting to talk to grandson. I’m hoping someday I’ll figure it out with God why it’s better for them not to be in our lives. I do believe God spared Jordan. He needed him to do other things in his life. I enjoy your posts. Forgive me for this being so long.
I’m sorry Jane – that has to be hard. So glad that your grandson experienced a miracle! Now maybe you will get another one and will be restored to your family.