Yesterday we arrived home with the news that Noah is still not in remission, the blasts are still present. So we keep up weekly blood tests and wait. Statistics interrupt my thoughts.
I’m impatient for my lesson in patience to end.
Ann Voskamp’s blog yesterday was about storms. She said this:
“They can tell you that doctors or debt magicians or some psycho-powder or miracle pill can neatly neutralize your storm, but yeah, we aren’t buying it: All storms only still to the sound of One Voice.”
and
“Storms can be a stage for epic light.”
http://www.aholyexperience.com/2014/06/how-to-keep-going-when-storms-keep-coming-that-might-rend-you-in-two/
One Voice. The voice who spoke all things into being, also calms my fears with His Word. His Word helps me remember He is the source of peace, comfort, patience. I can trust Him when the clouds seem dark.
You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You. Isaiah 26:3
This verse makes trust seem so simple. Just stay my mind on Him. Stay my mind on Him instead of the worries and the “what ifs.” Easier said than done.
And this is how to fight for peace.
Noah will be 4 months old tomorrow. He otherwise is sweet, chubby, and stinkin cute!
Praying for your little one! You and Noah are in HIS hands.
Praying!!! Love ya all… Especially sweet Noah!
Praying for your heart to have peace that passes understanding sweet mama. Praying for baby Noah and all of you!
Kayla Becker
Praying for you today through the tears of life’s storms!
Dear God, please give Courtney and her family peace, not such as the world gives, but only Yours. Let Your peace guard their hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. Amen.
I hesitate sometimes to quote scripture to those who grieve because it can appear trite. Please know that I never take your pain lightly. But the title of this post brings to mind Romans 12:12
“Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.”
Just as we need to fight for peace, sometimes we have to fight for hope. Why? Because it’s hard to be joyful about something we don’t yet have. God wants us to be joyful about future things. It is a command. It is because we have a “blessed hope.”
I don’t feel like I’m expressing it very well, but know that my prayer for you today is Romans 12:12. And when it is too hard for you to believe in Hope or Peace, I will believe it for you.
Carol
I’ve had you in my thoughts and prayers these last few days… I can’t fathom the storm your hearts are going through, but I admire your strength to keep looking to the Lord through it. I will be praying that God’s grace will strengthen you daily for the rocky road ahead.
I’ve recently been going through my own brand of tempest, so I also really appreciated the blog post you mentioned here from Ann Voskamp. Needed that badly.