[:en]THE SHEPHERD’S CORNER

The other day I had a conversation with our neighbor. His wife has been embattling cancer but by the grace of God she is still strong.
What her husband said really made an impression on me. He told me this, “People usually say, ‘So and so got killed because they were at the wrong place and in the wrong time.’ ” But, he said, “No, there is no such a thing as the wrong place and the wrong time. If God wants to take you, you’ll go.”

David and his wife Norma have lived with medical uncertainty for quite some time. She has had a few rounds of chemotherapy and at times she is just left with no energy. But, then she bounced back. Through all of this David and Norma have learned one valuable lesson: Life is in the total control of God. This is the certainty that they both are leaning on and blessed with.

In her book, God, Do You Care? Dr. Lynda Hunter writes, “God’s provision means not out but through. He doesn’t promise to remove the hard places, but to go with us through them to safety.” In the case of David and Norma, God does not take them out of this difficult time. They still have to go through the treatment and its adverse effects. But, they know that God will continue to go with them through this difficult time to His good and perfect will.

The year of 2016 has passed and many things have happened—some were good, some were bad. But, through all these, I saw you face both the good and the bad times with an upright posture. Yes, you were hit and at times you were hurt badly, but then you got up, you picked up the pieces, and you counted what God has left you with. When you saw what God has left you with, you smiled, you gave Him thanks, and you continued walking—with Him.

Pastor Paul[:id]THE SHEPHERD’S CORNER

The other day I had a conversation with our neighbor. His wife has been embattling cancer but by the grace of God she is still strong.
What her husband said really made an impression on me. He told me this, “People usually say, ‘So and so got killed because they were at the wrong place and in the wrong time.’ ” But, he said, “No, there is no such a thing as the wrong place and the wrong time. If God wants to take you, you’ll go.”

David and his wife Norma have lived with medical uncertainty for quite some time. She has had a few rounds of chemotherapy and at times she is just left with no energy. But, then she bounced back. Through all of this David and Norma have learned one valuable lesson: Life is in the total control of God. This is the certainty that they both are leaning on and blessed with.

In her book, God, Do You Care? Dr. Lynda Hunter writes, “God’s provision means not out but through. He doesn’t promise to remove the hard places, but to go with us through them to safety.” In the case of David and Norma, God does not take them out of this difficult time. They still have to go through the treatment and its adverse effects. But, they know that God will continue to go with them through this difficult time to His good and perfect will.

The year of 2016 has passed and many things have happened—some were good, some were bad. But, through all these, I saw you face both the good and the bad times with an upright posture. Yes, you were hit and at times you were hurt badly, but then you got up, you picked up the pieces, and you counted what God has left you with. When you saw what God has left you with, you smiled, you gave Him thanks, and you continued walking—with Him.

Pastor Paul[:]