The words just keep leaving me as I try to write this out. I just visited a friends Caring Bridge site, Alan Henley, and read the latest posts, finding myself asking the same old question – Why God? Why so much pain and suffering?
I noticed some new pictures posted since my last visit and was quite amazed at how different Alan looks these days. He has lost a great deal of weight and it hurts me to see him and realize how much he has changed. One other thing I noticed… there were a lot of smiles on faces. Even during a time like this! I know it is times like these when God wants us to pull closer to Him and understand that He is the ALL POWERFULL ONE – not us. This is difficult, because we have a natural tendency to try to control everything we do, but this is not what He wants. He wants us to cling to Him when we face these types of challenges. He has bigger plans… plans that we have no idea are going on around us. Although Alan’s story is something horrible, God is working in the hearts of those who are surrounding Alan at this time and those that hear about his story.
God, I praise your name oh Lord. You are my God, my only provider. And like every other night for weeks now, I pray for Alan, Jennifer, Skylar and Brandon. I pray for their strength, their healing, their comfort and their peace. God, help me to stay focused on YOU. In Jesus name. Amen.
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