I will admit I have always impressed by the kindnesses often bestowed by complete strangers. Our church youth had a fundraiser last night for youth camp this summer. I did not attend but my husband did and he could not believe how generous people were. One homemade chocolate pie raised a bid (silent auction) of $100 by the end of the evening. He did not know a lot of the names of people making the bids but their generosity was evident. Imagine how special you may have felt to know your pie sold for that much money.
How much more does our Father in heaven know us? The scripture records that He knows every hair on our heads. That’s pretty intimate. A stranger bids a high price in this world to help a youth go to camp. How much more will our Father who knows us do for each of us? He really blesses us in multiple ways. We tend to be selfcentered and focus only on the things we “want” that we did not receive without even checking whether that “want” falls within God’s will. After all most of us have a really good idea of what sin is and it is foolish to want in that direction. It is all in our attitude. Letting go of Zach was the hardest thing I have walked so far in this life and yet I can honestly write that God has blessed me in multiple ways. Having stage 4 cancer was really hard and yet I can honestly write one more time, God has blessed me in multiple ways.
Be strong. Be courageous. Know that you are not alone in what you endure unless you choose to be.