"Today is the day the Lord has made. Let us REJOICE and be glad in it!"
Today, at 12:53a, my best friend gave birth to her baby girl!. This was no ordinary baby. This baby has a story.
Mom and Dad decided it was time to start a family.
Began "trying" and it took about 6 months.
Baby on board...for about 11 weeks than was called to be with the Lord.
Mommy and Daddy grieved, but began trying again.
6 months later...baby on board again!
9 months later big sister is born.
1 year later Daddy gets the terrifying word: Cancer. Surgeries later...more kids are unlikely.
1 month later...baby on board.
5 weeks later, baby was called to be with the Lord.
2 months later...baby on board. Again, this baby went to be with the Lord. Heartache and fear and uncertainty flood their hearts.
But still...they held onto the promises of the Lord.
2 months later...baby on board! 9 months later (TODAY!!!) this baby came into the world.
As I sang on the worship team (ancy to get out of there and go see this sweet baby!) I was filled with joy as we sang the words; "Today is the day you have made...I will rejoice and be glad in it..."
You see, all along the way. Through the cancer and the miscarraiges today, May 30th, was THE day the Lord had made for them. The day HE knew was coming...and THEIR faith brought them to it.
Today is an incredible day because it reminds me that no matter what storm we may be weathering....there is a day the GOD can see when the sun will shine in our lives again. Ive always loved the thought "God has no sense of time, just timing." Its so true. We see our lives as though we are looking down a long road. He sees our lives from a peripheal stand point. He knows all of our days and how the seasons we are bearing WILL end.
Will you trust God today? Whatever you may be struggling with or facing. He WILL deliver you. There WILL be a day.
But also hold fast to James 1:6-7:
"But when you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone. Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed in the wind."
You MUST believe that God CAN bring you to that day. He wont deliver you if you dont believe that He can and will. Read James 1. Its an INCREDIBLE chapter in the bible!
