It's another week, and life is still happening! It never stops, and won't, until the world comes to an end. Again, I've been in the funeral home - a neighbor died. He had a long life and has gone to be with the Lord. But, no matter how old a person gets, we never want to give up our own!
And, school has once again started. The children and teenagers are out practicing all the sports, which brings me to another situation this week of 'life happening'. My grandson is a freshman, and a football player. Thursday afternoon, at practice, one of his fellow-team mates was tackled and his neck was broken. This was a tragic event, not only in both this boy's life and in his family, but also in the lives of those fellow players. It struck them so hard, lots of them were contemplating quitting football. They didn't think it was worth a broken neck.
But, when tragedy strikes and 'life happens', and the going gets tough, children seem to band together. Although they were ready to quit yesterday afternoon, this afternoon, they were all in the hospital cheering up their friend. He told his Mom he never knew he had so many friends! Not only were they there to support him, but to pray for him. Seems these young men decided that prayer works - they all joined hands, bowed their heads, and one of them initiated the prayer. My daughter said it brought tears to all the Moms there with their sons.
And, prayer does work! This young man's neck is broken. But, after surgery, they found the spinal cord wasn't severed and he's breathing on his own, and has no halo! Things looked so bleak out on the field, with their friend laying there and the Life Saver Helicopter showing up to airlift him to the hospital. But, now, they have hope -hope in the God of enough, the Almighty One, the Alpha and Omega, the provider, the healer - the ONE and only God!
If life is happening to you, and it doesn't fit the bill you wanted, turn that life over to God. He's there waiting to take you under His wings, to give you peace that you need, to heal the hurts and pains of life, and give you a life abundantly above anything you could ask or think!
1 Peter 5:7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
1 Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour
Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
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