GOD is so PURPOSEFUL
in all HE does.
HE brings people into your LIFE
as a
GIFT,
because
HE KNOWS
that what they have
is what you NEED,
because it is
WHO they have
is WHO we all
NEED.
Dick and Marvel
are those
GIFTS
that
GOD graciously BLESSED
my hubby and I.
They know FAITH.
They know LOSS.
They know GRIEF.
They know JOY.
Because they
KNOW JESUS
They lost their son Kurt,
sadly by a drunk driver
years ago,
when he was in his young 20s.
And then four years ago
they lost
their daughter,
Amy,
a mother and a wife,
from cancer.
But through it all,
GOD'S LIGHT SHINES
through them,
as they don't miss a beat
to bring
GLORY TO GOD
to reach so many,
through these tragedies
because
they
KNOW THE LOVE OF GOD
that
"works all things for the GOOD for those who LOVE HIM"
(Romans 8:28).
They passed their FAITH to their two beautiful children,
that continues to SHINE
through their
stories,
bringing
GLORY TO THE LORD.
I am changed because of their FAITH,
For Amy never gave up serving
THE LORD,
as she fought the fight,
running the race
with one goal in mind~
to bring
GLORY TO GOD.
GOD used
Amy to
bring so many to CHRIST,
through her suffering,
as she was willing to be poured out like a drink offering.
Her story continues to touch so many,
as her precious parents
Dick and Marvel
continue to
SHINE GOD'S LIGHT
as they
walk the talk
and
talk the walk
as they
LIVE the WALK FOR JESUS,
for HIS LIGHT just beams through
the holes
caused by
the sorrow of the loss of their children.
To spend time with
Marvel and Dick,
you will never remain the same,
for HIS LIGHT draws you into
their
FAITH
that
RISES above
their great losses,
which they use to
SHINE JESUS.
So today,
will you let
JESUS RISE in you
to SHINE through
you,
no matter what holes LIFE has brought in your life,
as you
RISE IN CHRIST
by
following the great TESTIMONY of
Dick and Marvel
by looking ABOVE
and embracing
"Whatever is true,
whatever is honorable and worthy of respect,
whatever is right and confirmed by GOD'S word,
whatever is pure and wholesome,
whatever is lovely and brings peace,
whatever is admirable and of good repute;
if there is any excellence,
if there is anything worthy of praise,
think continually on these things [center your mind on them"*
And then take that
STEP OF FAITH~
"The things which you have learned and received and heard and seen in me,
practice these things [in daily life], and the
GOD[who is the source]
of peace and well-being will be with you" *(Philippians 4:8-10).
For LOSS is temporary,
because JESUS is FOREVER.
For they know that
Kurt and Amy LIVE FOREVER
embraced in our SAVIOR'S arms.
Do you have LOSS?
Are you in GRIEF?
Know that JESUS is in it with you,
and
HE WILL SHINE through every hole in your heart,
because
"GOD WORKS FOR GOOD ALL THINGS
FOR THE GOOD OF THOSE WHO LOVE HIM"
(Romans 8:28).
For a PROMISE IS A PROMISE FROM THE ON MAKING THE PROMISE.
Therefore,
ARISE ABOVE
and
"TURN YOUR EYES TO JESUS"
(listen to the song below)
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