Words from the WellRandom Thoughts on Christ, the Church and Technology

It’s been a couple of days since my last post (sounds kinda like confession doesn’t it?).  It has been a wild ride for the last few days.  Just to catch you up here’s a little of what’s been going on.  My wife and I took 37 of our closest Middle School friends to New York for a few days over the weekend.  We have a lot going on a  church this week, my oldest child had her Band Concert yesterday, my wife’s Chorus Concert is Monday,  then there’s all the regular activities that our family is involved in, and on top of all of that we are moving.

That last little bit of info is where the title comes from. We have been experiencing God’s grace in a powerful and mighty way over the past few weeks. Without getting into the details the bottom line is that my wife and I have made some bad decisions both financially and in our marriage (no, nothing like that, just didn’t communicate with each other) and spiritually. As a result of this perfect storm, we lost our home. Upon returning from NYC this past Sunday night we found a notice on our door that we had to be out by this coming Monday. Needless to say, panic set in. Now we knew that this would probably be the case, but we were working on a deal to stay in our house a little longer. That wasn’t to be. You can probably imagine the emotions that we have experienced; anger, confusion, dispair, panic, embarrassment, etc.

Here’s the really neat part. We have prayed. We have spoken with our parent’s and our Pastor. And we have experienced grace in a way that I had never imagined. In other words, “It’s all good.”

Why in the world would I share this on my blog? Well, because of this statement that I received in an email this morning, “We are so sorry that you all are in this “crisis”, but we want you to know that we, too, have made bad decisions; have had to rely on others for help; and have survived, stronger, after all was said and done.”

I believe that God wants us to share our struggles so that He can be glorified. I think that it helps others to know that we are not perfect. As Christians we are really good a putting on masks to hide what is really going on in our lives. I don’t want to wear a mask. I don’t like them, I never have, it is really hard to see out of the little eye holes.

If you are struggling. If you are hurting. If you are confused. If you are questioning God. It is OK. There is hope. There is peace. There is forgiveness.

Our God is a god of love, He loves us and wants the best for us. While there are consequences for mistakes and bad choices it doesn’t change the fact that God still wants the best for us. He still loves us. I have learned to embrace this through this crisis.

I don’t post this for pity, but simply to be obedient to Christ and to share what He is doing in my life. If you desire, please pray for us, this is not over and we want to remain available and obedient to Christ, but sometimes it is tough. If I can pray for you, post a request in the comments.

God is AWESOME!