May times during a hard time in my life i get the feeling that is too overwhelming to deal with. The feeling that makes life so difficult that you question your faith. This feeling I am grateful for. As many of you know what my family went through in 2008- this situation made me have this overwhelming feeling. I had no control of what was ahead, i did not know the outcome of the situation. But what I did know was that God was in control. I knew that from Romans 8:28 "And we know that God causes all things to work together for the good to those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose." My mother was called to have the faith that she had so that she could trust in the Lord through the hardest time of her life. Not to mention she was the backbone for me in my growth with the Lord during this time. She encouraged me more than I could ever have imagined. She was up lifting, her heart was full of joy, she cried and wept as she "sat" in Jesus' presence, she was fearful of the Lord and it was evident. I am not the same woman I was last year prior to my mother's situation. God has stretched me so much and prepared my heart for so many things that it is encouraging to know that God knows what lies ahead. He has prepared me to come to Africa and trust in Him in all situations. It is during the hard times that my heart yearns to cling to God's heart and to His truths but I am challenged to cling to Him in all times easy or hard. Clinging to the Lord during the hard times is a choice- A choice that can change your life entirely. I pray that my heart never loses the Love that I have for God... that I continue to fall in love with Him everyday. The growth during the hard times has you more focused and more dependent on Him in the end and that makes you a stronger person.
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