“God, You must be up to something.”
These were the words echoing from within my spirit when the physicians announced that my husband had lung cancer, and there was nothing that they could do for him but make him comfortable. I went into the hallway of the V.A. Medical Center (Miami, FL) to compose myself – take a deep breath, swallow, and fight back the tears. What I interpreted them saying was that my husband of 25 years was going to die. My life was going to change. My children's lives were going to change. My neighborhood was going to change. The constitution of my church family would change. Everything about and around me would go through - CHANGES.
What would life be like without my David – the kids’ daddy, the grands’ PaPa, the neighborhood kids’ Debo, the nieces and nephews Uncle Dave, sometimes Uncle Debo, names he was affectionately called by those who knew and loved him dearly? What was God up to concerning my children and I? Was this the "valley of the shadow of death?"
The questions that I toiled with the next couple of months always elicited the same response: “I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you,” says the Lord, “thoughts and plans for (your) welfare and peace and not for evil, to give you hope in the final outcome,” Jeremiah 29:11 (AMP). Yes, even at this moment The Comforter was on His job. I would not be alone, and even now He has made His presence known to me. If I had not fully trusted Him before – for real – I had to do so now.
Yes, God IS up to something! He is up to something in your life. He has a plan that cannot fail. So, join me, and let’s just trust Him, right now, in this place.
Abiding in His Grace,
Evangelist Helen Kennedy
Fort Lauderdale, FL