Trusting Jesus Through Loss (EP05)

 Trusting In Jesus

It can be difficult and trying when tragedy strikes. It's hard to trust anyone. We tend to go into survival mode and stop thinking clearly. Even when we know that God is there, we sometimes are so covered in grief that we cannot see him at work and are to terrified to move forward. That may be you. It has been me and my family before. Let the words of this week's hymn change the your thoughts, reorient your mind, and fix your eyes on our Savior. I'm remined of a song called "The Silence of God" by Andrew Peterson. I've added a link below to the song. It a song from the perspective of one desperately seeking God to speak into their life and getting nothing but silence. But the best part of the song comes at the end, when it says...

He's kneeling in the garden, as silent as a stone | All His friends are sleeping and He's weeping all alone | And the man of all sorrows, he never forgot | What sorrow is carried by the hearts that he bought | So when the questions dissolve into the silence of God | The aching may remain, but the breaking does not | The aching may remain, but the breaking does not | In the holy, lonesome echo of the silence of God.

Jesus is about to go to the cross, his friends are sleeping, he's crying by himself, asking that this cup pass from him. Even with the pain and anguish of the cross laid before him, he never forgot the sorrows we carry and he declared, "Not my will, but Thy will be done." We are only broken for a season, and God will heal. There may always be a scar, there may be an aching pain, but hope will come again. We just have to trust him.

"'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus" I cannot think of a better song to sing over those who are hurting and shattered by the losses they have suffered. Our God is good and He is still on his throne and He is calling us to be his hands and feet during difficult times in so many peoples' lives. Below are just a few ways to give to the ongoing efforts to help those impacted the most by Hurricane Ian. Take a moment to pray and ask God what you may be able to do or contribute during this time of need.

God bless you all,

Andy

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Here are a few links to some great organizations for disaster relief donations and volunteering:

Samaritan's Purse Disaster Relief

Florida Baptist Disaster Relief Response

The American Red Cross

Here is "The Silence of God" by Andrew Peterson...

Here is another version of our hymn for this week by Reawaken Hymns...