John 15:16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
The church I've been attending has been looking for a pastor for over two years. Tonight we had a guest preacher giving the message. It was truly the best message I've heard in my life. He preached on the role of a christian, which is to bear fruit. Fruit of the spirit. And how do you bear fruit? By going through "storms". When God sends a storm in our direction, he is trying to make us stronger with it. He has a task for us. The smaller the storm, the smaller the task. The bigger the storm, the bigger the task. It's how we build faith. It's easy to have faith and trust God when we are having good times. Can you have faith and trust the Lord during a storm? It's hard, trust me.
This message touched my heart to the core. It was as if the preacher knew my thoughts. My life has been storm after storm for nine months. I've asked God why. Why are you doing this to us? We're good people. We don't hurt anyone. What makes us deserve this? I'm starting to realize that God is building our testimony. He wants us to spread the word of His works. And has He ever worked on my child. By all medical rights, she should have died. We were told "keep her comfortable", "don't expect much out of her", "we won't be able to get her off the ventilator", and my personal favorite, "pray for your miracle, but don't plan on it". Well, little did they know, I could plan on my God. Because He had a plan for me. I prayed as hard as I could for our miracle. And God gave it to us. Because He has a task for us. Because He loves us. Just because.
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