This morning I read a post about how God could have made things easier for Mary and provided things like a home and a soft bed...but He didn't. The writer went on to say, "the hardship didn't disqualify the moment, it was part of it..." and as I read that I realized that Lainey's birth felt much the same. The days leading up, and even the day of, were full of trial and hardship, but that didn't make her birth any less special or important. Just because things didn't go according to my plan didn't disqualify the moment or minimize the importance of bring a life into the world. But in the moment, it was made to feel like an insignificant event compared to everything else that was happening. I felt like the amazing experience I had just had and the hard work I had just done didn't even matter. The writer of the post then concluded with the thought that, "God doesn't always remove the hard, he enters it. So if your life feels messy or heavy, it doesn't mean He's absent. It means He is near." Tears stung my eyes as I read and realized that I had felt Him near and noticed all of the tender mercies offered along the way in a less than ideal circumstance surrounding her miraculous birth!
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