Sunday, January 6, 2013

Unshaken Faith

"As for me, I will always have hope;
I will praise you more and more."
Psalm 71:14



I will never forget the night the doctor 
told me it would be ECMO or death.
It changed everything. 

It made me face the fear of losing my precious son.
I realized that although his spirit is strong...
his body is not invincible.

It is easy to write about unshaken faith 
when God sends you a miracle.

Ethan is off the ventilator.
He is breathing on his own.
The only explanation I have
is that God heard the prayers.

God has opened my eyes and my heart.
I do not know how long Ethan
will be here on this earth.
But God gave us more time with him for now.
And whether that is days or years...
every moment will count.

Our faith cannot be unshaken only when God answers
the way we want.
I do not want that kind of faith.
I will give myself completely into His hands.
Because I want the kind of faith that is unshaken
even in the midst of a storm.

I am watching God with arms wide open.
Prepared.
Maybe next time He won't answer the way I want.
But I will praise Him still.
Because I have come to a place
of full surrender.
And my faith will not be shaken.