When
the year began, I shared with you that I was choosing to stay hopeful in
spite of all that had happened in my life. As I wrote, I never knew
that in less than a week I would be laying my little niece to rest. It was a
devastating experience for my family and definitely not the way to start a new
year. But you know, we are still staying hopeful. My prayer has been that God
will not allow our hope to be cut off. You see, sometimes life can deal you
blow after blow, after blow... but our victory in God is guaranteed. It is like
a match that has been fixed- however many punches the enemy throws, we are
guaranteed to win.
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A
little while ago someone read through my blog and decided to write me a lengthy
message whose summary was: Stop believing in God. Ordinarily my first
instinct would have been anger, and self-defense. I would have retaliated in an
equally lengthy manner...but instead my heart broke for him, because you see,
the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are lost and are
perishing. I cling on to God despite everything I may have lost because I when
I look back I see that what I have gained is so much more... I also know that
these trials, the testing of my faith is only for a moment.
I am not
besotted, drunk on false hope and clinging to a nonexistent possibility.
This is not a monumental effort; this is as real as it gets.
For
anyone who is reading this and feeling that they have been standing in the rain
too long, hear me say: it will subside. The best thing about winter, is that
spring is coming. The best thing about darkness is that the dawn awaits. The
best thing about mourning is that joy is guaranteed. God is about to
turn things around for you...do you perceive it?
From
my heart to yours,
Kambua
M.
