Sunday, 24 October 2010

Looking back, looking forward

I have just enjoyed celebrating my sisters 40th birthday at her party yesterday. It was a special time for us as a family and wonderful seeing her surrounded by all her friends. As we shared together after the usual blowing out of the candles on the cake we took a moment to be thankful to God as just 13 years ago my sisters life was hanging in the balance .I remember trying to wear out the hospital floor as I paced its corridors whilst she underwent life saving surgery having been told it was unlikely she would survive the anaesthetic. I ponder the psalmists words;

"All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be" Psalm 139:16

God knew that my sisters days were not up, even in those moments of desperation when we didn't know what the outcome was going to be. HE KNEW, she was going to LIVE even as we faced uncertainty.

And she did live, and now we look in thanks for those years since and all that is yet to come as His promise says;

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11

God has a plan for my sisters future, He has a plan for me and he has a plan for you. How wonderful that we can rest in His word, that HE KNOWS, and if we truly TRUST HIM, then this surely helps take the worry out of what the future may hold, whatever our circumstance may be. I am reminded of the words of an old song I remember singing as a child in church:

"Because He lives, I can face tomorrow
Because He lives, all fear is gone
Because I know, I know He holds the future
And life is worth the living, just because He lives!"

Amen to that!

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