"WHY?"

  

 Good morning and happy Monday, yes it is already Monday again! Sitting outside this morning, what a beautiful morning it is! We are at 67 degrees with a nice breeze, the sky is mottled with cotton ball clouds and the sun is just peeping out over the mountain tops! The forecast calls for rain, but I am not seeing anything but blue, blue, blue at the moment! Our little ring necked doves have been playing in the yard all morning, I am sure their eggs have hatched as they stick pretty close to the tree that they have nested in for the last 2 years and I hear a lot more birds tweeting, I always love to see when the babies finally are large enough to come out of the nest and learn the lesson of flight!
     This morning in prayer I felt so much hope, in asking Father in heaven special mercies and healings on the ones suffering poor health, lack of finances, depression, pain, lack of faith..etc., the longer I prayed the more hope I felt. I know none of us can understand the "why" of situations, we can not fathom "why" people have to be hit with cancer, with infection, with heart problems, with all of the woes that come with life! There seems to be no logical reason why anyone should have to suffer and we, many times pray, pray, pray only to see the condition worsen, only to see our loved one succomb to the illness, only to see their entire worlds be made different, the very things that they have clung to are stripped from them leaving them weak and dependent on others for basic life skills. We do not and cannot understand "why" we have to be witness to such sadness and pain! I do not pretend to know the answer to the "whys" if I did I would be out manufacturing the solution to totally eradicate this part of life for all! I do know that there are many trials and tests in our lives, that God has individual parts for each and every one of us and that each thing that we stand witness to has a message and is a learning tool for us. I know that when we keep not making the grade on lessons he is trying to teach us that he will continue to give us the test until we get it! I do know that attitude is essential in our lives, that he looks at each of our particular situations and watches to see what type of attitude we will display, I know that he waits and watches to see how strong we are, to see if we are able to cling to him in our times of need, to see if we are going to praise him, give our problems over to him or if we are going to blame him! Our faith is tested each breath that we take!!! I know at times in my life I have gotten angry and looked toward the heavens and said..."why would you let this happen, only seconds later to say, "I know you did not let this happen, this is life and it is just another test and trial that we have to go through! As long as we are here on earth, LIFE IS GOING TO HAPPEN! It is up to us to decide how we will handle it, will we hold to the robes of our Father and our Savior Jesus Christ and continue to stand strong in our faith, or will we lay down and let satan crawl all over us? I have seen death, I have been witness to denial of God, I have seen the last breath of life damning God for allowing sickness to take them. I have seen ones who denied God all of their lives, turn to him in the final hours and give their hearts to him. I have seen the faithful suffer horrible trial in sickness and never waiver from their faith. It all comes down to believing and to attitude. We can wallow, we can deny him, we can turn away and blame him, but he still loves us, he still wills for us to turn to him for comfort and peace. Today I ask you to pray with me for those who are denying, for those who are turning away, for those who have given up. Please get on bended knees with me and ask our father in heaven to hug them tighter, to hold them stronger and to give them knowledge that he is there with them if only they will reach out and take his hand! God bless each of you abundantly, life is not about the BIG things, it is about the simple things with LOVE being on top of the list. Enjoy the little things today and deem the big as just a sweet icing on top. I love each of you and pray that in the storms of life you always see the rainbow that is God's promise! Have a wonderfully beautiful day!