We all go through difficult times and experience frustration, I received an e-mail from a friend living over seas as a missionary he was having difficulty with the cell phone card re-charging system. He purchased $80.00 worth of mins for someone else's phone, that sucks he felt cheated when he went back to explain the situation there was nothing to be done. He felt stupid, I have felt that same way whether my burn accident, or when we were in Rwanda trying to figure things out especially cell phones. Texting was the cheapest way to communicate, but talking mins flew by even for just a short to the point conversation. We all feel that we are failing in mistakes but I don't think that's how God looks at it, I think the failure is how react after and what we do with the situation and even then may not be a failure if we learn from it. As we learn to negotiate this life as prisoner's of gravity, God is for us helping us to do well; He hasn't set us up for failure! No but there is a being who wants us to believe that and to not trust in God because there are mistake or the possibility for mistakes in the first place!
I myself have doubted God's goodness not just a few times, but daily I doubt all the good just because of my inability to see the truth in the situations I find myself in. Now I hate pat answers too, and yet the answer is there is always goodness even when it sucks. I also hate it when it sucks and fail more than I ever see myself win, yet I continue maybe like Abram; i'll be in my 90's before I am a righteous man.
May we find the hope we need for today.
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Thomas, you have an absolutely beautiful wife and the most adorable children. I have been so blessed to read about what your family is up to. Your wife is uh-mazingly talented! It's so neat to see how the Lord is working in you both as individuals as well as a couple! My prayer is that God will continue to guide you guys and bring you even closer to each other as you walk towards Him! Jeff and I, as well as my family are praying for your family. Know that there is a group of people praying for you guys in Catalina & Orange County! We'd love to hear from you all. You or your Cristina can email me at iamdaniella@yahoo.com.
His,
daniella
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