The Father's Love

Life is a learning adventure.  The Way Disciple program is the 

fast track of learning about the practicality of God's Word.  

God is good always and wants the best for His children.  I was talking to a girl the other night and she told me that her husband can't comprehend why God brought an illness into his grandmother's life.  I told her that I also would not be able to comprehend it if I believed that God was the source of good AND evil.  I wrote down some verses to give her husband. One was of course, John 10:10:

The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

There are two forces at work in the world.  God, who is all good and all love, wants for His children to have the more than abundant life.  A life free of sickness, hurt, and disappointment.  The devil, our opponent, wants to steal our believing--pull it right out from under us, kill our love--so we miss out on those eternal rewards, and destroy the hope--to the point that we don't even think about it.  I never understand how anyone could trust in a God that they believes bring harm to them.  That doesn't make much sense to me.  One point I always bring up is the fact that I am a mother with an 18 month old child who I would literally die for.  There is nothing in the world I wouldn't give him if it was in my power to give.  I would also never put him in a situation to get hurt just so he can "learn a lesson."  Why would God do that to His children?

The last couple of weeks I have seen the contrast of darkness and light.  Seeing the evil out there, you know what this makes me want to do??  It makes me want to do exactly what I am doing right now...going out every day for hours telling people of God's goodness, grace, and love for their lives.  It makes me want to sit down with just one person and show them from God's Word HOW to see His power in their life.  No matter how ugly the world gets, God stays the same. 

The other night at fellowship, I felt like the weight of the world was on me.  During manifestations, Brent called on our branch coordinator (who was visiting our fellowship) and the first thing she said was, "My dear children, I love you."  I haven't cried during manifestations since college but hearing those words spoken with so much peacefulness and assurance made me cry.  That is all we need--the Creator of the heavens and earth loves ME!  His deepest desire is for me to truly know Him, which is to experientially know His love.  Being "out on the front lines" (as people like to say about Way D's) shows me the distinct contrast of "to steal and to kill and to destroy" and "LIFE and that they might have it MORE ABUNDANTLY!"