Tuesday, March 14, 2006
A moment of despair
Today hasn't been a good one. Trevor's home sick with strep-throat and Amy had to go back in and have her third stint put in. Amy lost it somewhat when we dropped Hope off; I had stopped the van and walked Hope up to our friend's house and when I got back into the vehicle, she was crying. Amy tells me, 'I don't even know if I will be able to take care of Hope. Who's going to take care of her if I get to the point where I can't?' 'And Brittany, will I be able to see her graduate?' 'I am SO tired of this! I just want all of this to go away!' I tell her, 'Babe, I would take this for you if I could. I would take all of the itching, the stint replacements, the tumor and ALL of the risks in a heartbeat, but I can't. You WILL continue to raise our kids and you WILL see Brittany and each one graduate. You WILL become a grandmother and you and I WILL grow old together.'
Each of us during our lives, have moments where we despair. Situations get SO intense that we feel like there is no hope. Even Christ on the cross cried out, 'My God!, My God! Why have you forsaken me!'
Some of you may feel this is focusing on the negative, but it's not! This is a message of hope! Amy has a hope for the immediate as well as for the future. She is NOT giving up, but like any normal person, there are times when she's afraid and times when she despairs and as is typical for her, mostly about her children. We have ALL thought 'Why God? Why has this happened? Why has this happened to Amy? And why now? I am not ready to delve into that rather HUGE topic, I know that I will at some point, but I would point you to the account of the fall of man in Genesis (Genesis 3:1-24).
So, please continue to pray for Amy, for Me and our Kids.
This is Amy's story as seen and told by me - V
Each of us during our lives, have moments where we despair. Situations get SO intense that we feel like there is no hope. Even Christ on the cross cried out, 'My God!, My God! Why have you forsaken me!'
Some of you may feel this is focusing on the negative, but it's not! This is a message of hope! Amy has a hope for the immediate as well as for the future. She is NOT giving up, but like any normal person, there are times when she's afraid and times when she despairs and as is typical for her, mostly about her children. We have ALL thought 'Why God? Why has this happened? Why has this happened to Amy? And why now? I am not ready to delve into that rather HUGE topic, I know that I will at some point, but I would point you to the account of the fall of man in Genesis (Genesis 3:1-24).
So, please continue to pray for Amy, for Me and our Kids.
This is Amy's story as seen and told by me - V
# posted by Vince @ 4:28 PM 
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mVince and Amy, God has the time table and he keeps it to Himself. He will always bless, waiting is our job. Just wait for the blessing, it will come and you need to be ready for it, that is where the waiting comes in.
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: 9:06 AM, March 15, 2006
: 9:06 AM, March 15, 2006
Praise God that you and Amy are fully allowing yourselves to be human. Human with all the emotions that God made in us - fear, anxiety, happiness, joy, worry - yes, even anger. Our God can take it all - since He created it all - and turn it into a revelation of Himself back to all of us - and particularly to those that do not know Him.
Since all this began, I have been fully convinced that God is using you and Amy to draw attention to Himself from all of us - and especially from those that may not call Him Lord. May He continue to work His mighty will and purpose, even in the face of "momentary trouble".
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Since all this began, I have been fully convinced that God is using you and Amy to draw attention to Himself from all of us - and especially from those that may not call Him Lord. May He continue to work His mighty will and purpose, even in the face of "momentary trouble".
# posted by : 8:10 PM, March 15, 2006
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