Sunday Revelations

I had several very deep & profound thoughts in church today. Here are a few of my thoughts from today:

I was praying for peace about the recent loss of our foster child who moved back to a family member's home. I really had been struggling whether we made the right decision, did any of the last two years matter, what she would remember or take away from her time here, etc., and so on. Then it hit me... God always has a reason for everything. And we may not get to know His reasons for many years to come, if ever in this lifetime, but He always has a reason. My husband and I have been praying for months on end for God to help us to fix our finances, fix our marriage, fix our stress level... what if this was his answer. Get rid of the kid. Drastically changes our budget, gives us more time together as just a couple, and very much lowers the stress level. I still am not completely at peace with what happened or how it happened, but it did comfort me to remember that God does have a plan and only He knows the endgame. As much as I want to be in control of my own life, I am not - God is because I belong to God. Which just so happened to be sorta the topic of the sermon...

My pastor is so cool!! In his sermon, he equated God with Superman. He said we hold tight to God when we are scared just like Lois held onto Superman when they were flying. But we forget that God is holding onto us too. Superman was never gonna let Lois fall; God will never let us fall either. Thank you for reminding me of that! You, most awesome amazing preacher ever - I love you!