I would like to share a testimony with you. Last summer after nine weeks my wife and I lost what would have been at the time our second child. One morning she just woke with this incredible pain and bleeding. Whilst she was quite optimistic when we went to the hospital for a scan I was already fearing the worst.
When we received the news from the hospital we were devastated and while she cried I was just numb with pain.
One day in church, some time after the event, I felt moved to give a testimony about the pain we felt in this experience. There were no prayers or hugs or songs that could have made us felt better at that time and I am convinced that we held on to our faith because of that reserve faith and trust God instills in us when we have a relationship with him. For the first time (and I am very private person) I cried over this situation but still gave the Lord thanks for all the wonderful things he had done and continued to do in our lives.
After this testimony we were approached by many people, both male and female, who had been through the same experience as a couples and felt our pain. It was a time of great reflection and giving thanks to God for his mercies even though we had suffered.
Since then we have been blessed with another girl but I can't help but think that through our testimony of how God brought us over that many other people were able to put closure on what was for them a rather painful experience. Through our shared pain there was healing!!
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. Rev 21:4,5
God is my strength
When we received the news from the hospital we were devastated and while she cried I was just numb with pain.
One day in church, some time after the event, I felt moved to give a testimony about the pain we felt in this experience. There were no prayers or hugs or songs that could have made us felt better at that time and I am convinced that we held on to our faith because of that reserve faith and trust God instills in us when we have a relationship with him. For the first time (and I am very private person) I cried over this situation but still gave the Lord thanks for all the wonderful things he had done and continued to do in our lives.
After this testimony we were approached by many people, both male and female, who had been through the same experience as a couples and felt our pain. It was a time of great reflection and giving thanks to God for his mercies even though we had suffered.
Since then we have been blessed with another girl but I can't help but think that through our testimony of how God brought us over that many other people were able to put closure on what was for them a rather painful experience. Through our shared pain there was healing!!
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. Rev 21:4,5
God is my strength
