Perfect Peace

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on Thee.
When shadows fall and darkness comes, He giveth perfect peace.
Oh, He is my only resting place, He giveth perfect peace.
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on Thee.(Based on Isaiah 26:3)

Today our friend, Andrew, went home to be with the Lord. This is such a hard thing to comprehend, that a 28 year old would get tongue cancer, w/o ever chewing tobacco, then fight for more than a year, to succumb to this terrible killer and leave behind his young wife and 2 small children. But God knows what He is doing in EVERY situation and we must trust His care.

I also found out today that Tom and Tami's little 6 month old daughter is struggling to get set up for chemo treatment and all that goes with having Leukemia. As a dad, I know personally that this is really difficult, as I wanted to switch places with Grant when he was having his event, but we aren't in charge; God is.

There are no words that I can say to these people that will make this go away, or take away the pain. There is no one who is immune to this type of pain. But God does Absolutely loves us and He wants us to be drawn to Himself.

Please pray for these 2 families. The pain is real, the trial is hard and the fire is hot, yet Our Lord knows exactly where each one of us are right now and He will not let one of His sheep stray too long.

Lord, work in each of our lives that we might be a light to this dark world. May we have Your Words to share when we need them, may we take the time to care for those that are hurting. God, keep these families trusting in You. Show them Yourself in the sweetest way, that they might be drawn closer to you, rather than be upset or mad because we can't see Your perfect plan. Comfort them as only You can. Make Your promises real to them today. Bless them as they follow You and Your Word.

God, You are good and we want to trust You, but our faith is small and weak, and our loves are settled on lesser things much of the time. Gives us eyes and hearts for You and our final home. Give us peace as only You can.