You know, sometimes I have caught myself sort of wallowing in self pity because of the latest bad hand I've been dealt. I have occasionally in the past couple of years told my own sad story 'til even I have grown tired of hearing it. Then something truly devastating happens that hits just close enough to home that it puts things in perspective. The passing of Brother Damon is just such an event. I can't claim to have known him well, but have met him numerous times and seen him around the General Assembly and such for a number of years. I have known Sister Kasey for several years. As I sat tonight reading her blogs from the last cpouple of days, and reading the outpouring of love for her and Brother Damon, I began to cry. I'm still having a little trouble holding it back. Like so many others, my heart is grieved for her. I can not even begin to understand her pain. Suddenly I realize that while some of the things my family and I have gone through the last couple of years have been no walk in the park, there is simply no comparison. For lack of knowing what else to pray, I find myself every time the thought of it comes to mind just crying out, "O, God, please help her. Please be with her." And do you knw what? He will. He will. He is. He is there for every event of our lives, good or bad. God can take care of my puny little problems, and yes, friends, He can take care of Sister Kasey and this devastating thing that has happened in her life. He can do this, and all the while take care of the rest of Damon's family, the local church folks around there, who have endured their share of tragedies recently, to say the least.
"My God can do anything, Anything Anything. My God can do anything. He made the earth in all it's fullness, and as long as time shall be, My God can do anything." Do you believe it, friend? I do.
Sister Kasey, if you should ever read this, just hold on. Hold on to Jesus. He is with you.
Dear friend, whoever you might be, if you read these words, know that God is there for YOU. Whatever you face, He is there. He loves you. Though your situation may seem impossible, God specializes in things thought impossible. And He, friend, can do what no other power can do.
Whenever your problems just seem way too big, stop comparing them to yourself. Instead compare them to God. Next to Him, they just don't seem nearly as great.
Now that is perspective.
God bless...
Brother Donnie
2 comments:
I read it Coach. Oh I miss him. I loved him. I realy really loved him.
Beautiful, Brother Donnie.
I just read a little proverb last night that said, "Grief needs compassion, not advice." You just poured out compassion for our precious sister in her devastating loss. And like you said, there is HOPE. No matter what any of us go through, there is HOPE and the promise that the Lord will NEVER leave us, nor forsake us. He will go WITH us through our darkest nights.
I read a book several years ago that really changed my perspective. It's called, "Gaining Through Losing." It talks about how whenever we lose something precious in our lives, it's not because God is punishing us or is mad at us, or has lost control of the situation, but it's because He loves us dearly and He has something even better for us. That's a hard thing to imagine in a situation like this, but if we can just trust in the Lord and wait on Him He will bring us back out into the light someday and we'll be able to look back and see all the ways He guided and protected us along the way. May God give Kasey the grace to trust in the Lord with her whole heart, soul and mind. May she feel the loving arms of the Lord wrapped tightly around her and may she sense the love and concern that is pouring out toward her from TCOG.
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