Only God Understands
“Because he loves me,” says the LORD, “I
will rescue him;
I will protect him, for he acknowledges
my name.
He will call on me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble,
I will deliver him and honor him.
–
Psalm 91:14-15
We never know when trouble will slam into us, knocking
the very breath from us and sending us onto a path we never expected to take. We
cling to God because He is the only One who can carry us through to safety.
Yesterday a dear friend went in for what was supposed
to be a routine procedure. The doctors found something and now she faces major
surgery on Monday. What?! It wasn’t supposed to be this way.
Another sweet friend tripped and fell earlier in the
week. She’s got a broken shoulder and a husband who was already facing surgery
of his own. Their plans didn’t matter in that moment of disaster.
The father of another friend was admitted into rehab
yesterday. It’s the best place for him, though her mother is beyond distraught.
He fell again, this time with breaks, and he needs strength if he’s to continue
to stay at home. It’s an impossible situation. My friend just had surgery
earlier in the week. She can’t carry the load and, yet, she must.
My heart aches for them all. I know how quickly life
can turn, how a normal day can end in the ER. I understand the tears that come
when you’re doing what you must but it’s hurting the people you love the most.
Tough times. Tough decisions. You are overwhelmed.
God knows. God understands. God will carry you through
the storm.
We can walk beside the people we love and help in so
many ways. We can bring food, offer to drive or sit with someone. We can certainly
pray. We can send cards or buy groceries. There are just so many ways to help.
But we can’t truly know what they’re suffering. Only God truly understands.
We think we know. We’ve gone through tough times. Some
of us have spent endless hours in hospitals and rehab, coordinating home health
and doctors and dressing wounds and dispensing medicine. And we do know. Except
we don’t. Because every journey is different. Every person is different. Only
God truly understands.
Life happens, as they say. It’s filled with peaks and
valleys and just long, hard days in between. Lean on God. Trust Him. Don’t
expect to have the strength to make it through on your own. You don’t and you won’t.
But He does. When the days are long and your shattered heart can’t take another
step, He will carry you. I promise. God truly does understand.
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