Light posting for a while

I haven't posted anything for several days. Posting will be VERY light for a while. We're in the middle of a major hardware and software conversion at work.

I'll be OK, though. I'm only up to my ankles in it. The problem is I jumped in head first!

In Spite of it all, I believe

It's 2:00 AM and I'm lying in bed wide awake.

I have so much to be thankful for and so many blessings in my life. Yet my son still won't come home. I have no idea why he has rejected us.

He came home for a couple of nights last week and went to my mother's birthday party with us. It was nice. As soon as we returned home, he was gone again.

His mother is crying on my shoulder.

This is a most difficult time.

But I know all things will work out fine.

We placed our children in God's hands when they were babies. We made a vow to trust God to keep them safe, to keep their hearts pure, and to open their eyes to His wonderful, unshakable, everlasting love.

We asked the Lord to make us Christ-like examples for our children. Certainly, we failed many times to display the nature of Jesus Christ to our children. But we tried.

I knew all along there may come times when our children may make mistakes, even grievous mistakes. I know it's God's will that we love them even then - especially then.

I love my son. I refuse to succumb to grief and lack of faith. All things will be well. Relationships will be healed. Our feet will find righteous paths again.

Not because I want it to be. Not because I have such strong faith. But because God is honorable. God is good. He tells me He knows the plans He has for us. He plans to do us good not evil.

I believe difficult times serve a purpose. They show us our needs. They show us what is lacking. They show is the power of God to deliver.

Knowing this is a comfort. But this is still a difficult time.

Pray for us as we seek to learn from God what we need, what is lacking, what we must do, how we must be, and in what manner He will deliver us from this trial.

Lord Jesus I lift your name up in praise as I turn to you with all humility. Heal us, Lord. Love us. Teach us how to heal. Teach us to love. Create in us a new heart and restore the joy of Thy salvation to our hearts.