Hi guys, sorry i haven't blogged in a while its been kinda busy these past few days but trust me you haven't missed much. Well i guess the reason i got on my key board today was not because i have any Entertainment gist to give but because i had to know how you (my readers) Would react to this very sad and awkward situation.... So here goes.
I was on my way to work as usual and i turn on the car radio to 92.3 Inspiration Fm and Dan Foster was playing gospel jams as usual, then this guy calls in and start to narrate the saddest sorry i think i have heard in a long time... He said he just got a baby girl but in the process he lost his wife and the baby's twin brother, he said he had only been married for a year and he loved every minute of it. What actually caught my attention was the fact that in all the disaster and sadness that he had gone through he found the strength to say "it is well" and "thank you Jesus", and for me that way hard and yet so worming to know that in the midst of the raging storms he had the mind to look up to God and not blame him.... hmmm.
So i was wondering what would you do in such a situation? You know it is easy to remember God in times of trouble and hardship like this example of the man that wrote the hylm "Rock of ages Cleft for me" his story was that he was stuck on a deserted road and he had nowhere to go to then the rain started and he took shelter under a rock and then remembered that God was that road in his time of need. But in times of disaster i dear say it is not easy to remember God, like the example of the man that wrote and composed the hylm "It is Well", he lost his entire family in a ship wreck and still could say "no matter my loss thou has taught me to say... It is well" wow strong words...sniff sniff....
By any means that is a brave man with a daughter that would feel all the strength of God's wisdom since her father took the right step... WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS or COMMENTS?
I tell u faith seems easy(trusting God)when things are right but wen we go tru things our up-bringing neva prepared us for, faith becomes a tough one.
ReplyDeleteAs to the comments on Augustus Toplady's hymn, "Rock of Ages"... H-m-m.. Close, but not quite. He took shelter in a crevice in a rocky cliff during a storm, not under a rock! And it reminded him that Christ can be a sheltering Rock to all who trust in Him. For the full story (and an actual photo of the rocky cliff in question), check out my blog site, Wordwise Hymns.
ReplyDeleteLikewise, your story of Horatio Spafford's wonderful hymn "It Is Well" is a bit off. His wife and four daughters were on a voyage to Europe. The father was detained in Chicago on business, but planned to join them later. However, the ship collided with another ship and sank in minutes. The four girls were drowned. When rescued, his wife wired him from Cardiff, Wales, "Saved alone." (Your "Sniff, sniff" is beneath contempt. This was a terrible tragedy. Have a heart!)
Robert thanks for the Refreshing lecture and i didn't mean the sniff as an insult or any thing bad... accept my appologies. i believe your blog would have a lot to teach me.... but what can i say some people are better suited writers than other all i hope to do is learn... and finallly i hope we both agree on one thing ...God is the ever present help in times of need... stay blessed.
ReplyDeleteThat is so sad. He has faith and he has found a friend in his daughter. Thats the only way to carry on with life. There not much he can do, is there?
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