Drew and I have discussed many times in the past few days how blessed we are to be given such a special little girl to take care of. Yesterday, Drew pretty much summed up our feelings in this post on his Facebook page, and I asked him if I could also put it on the blog (with a few....ahem....minor grammatical corrections). :-)
"I want to thank all of the church family and our friends for the encouraging words and phone calls this week as we found out that we are embarking on a new adventure. Something that struck me as I read many of your posts on Nancy's page is that many of you expressed that you are sorry about Rebekah's heart defect. I understand that everyone is expressing their feelings and support, and I appreciate that. Your support and encouragement will continue to mean even more in the days ahead. But, we are choosing to see things in a different way. Rebekah's heart defect is not something to be sorry about; it is the Lord's will. Whatever His reason, He has been preparing us for this and would not have allowed it to happen if we were not able to meet the challenge.
The Lord has been very gracious and has been preparing Nancy and myself with various challenges in the past few months to draw us closer together and cause us to rely more on Him. He has taken a lot of "securities" away to bring us to a better place of totally trusting in Him for everything in our lives. I know without a doubt that He has my little girl, who He gave to us, in His hands, and He can heal her if that is His will. It may be a long road, but we will be okay with the Lord leading and guiding in our lives. There will be many trials and needs, but I pray that we will faithfully rely on the Lord to meet each of those needs. One of our biggest goals in this trial is to touch someone else's life along the way. Rebekah's heart defect is very rare, and we would like to be a testimony and encouragement to anyone else who walks this road behind us. I am very grateful for all the kind words and encouragement. I felt that we should share how we are looking at this new challenge and intending to walk forward - with the Lord leading us and your prayers and support behind us."
Drew
3 comments:
Andrew, God is sovereign and in full control of everything in our lives. God was not “surprised” or “shocked” by Rebekah’s diagnosis. He new it before the foundation of the world! He has a perfect plan for you, Nancy, the boys and little Rebekah.
The ungodly can not understand this but we who have been regenerated to new birth can completely trust the God who “formed us in our mother’s womb”. Isa 44:24 “Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;”
Your mother and I are committed to daily prayer for you all and especially our Rebekah. We are here to support you in anyway we can, by God’s grace. God is rich in mercy and boundless in grace. He knows your every need and in His time and will, He will provide all that is needed. Look how much he has already provided; His Son, His love, four beautiful boys, the love of your family and so many dear friends. I know He will sustain you no matter what His will is for Rebekah!
Andrew, I have been very encouraged by your comments and your perspective. I pray that God will use this time in your life to grow you and your family closer to Him, to make us all more like Jesus, and that He may use you and these events to turn an eternally lost family to Christ.
I love you,
Dad
“Trust and obey for there is no other way to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.”
Proverbs 3:5 and 6
Thanks, Dad
Found you through Kelly's Korner.... And how ENCOURAGED I am by this posting! I recently wrote on my blog about people making the most of their deserts... and you are certainly doing that...
Through your testimony He will be glorified!!!!
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