You captured my attention with your story. My brother was a paratrooper in the U.S. Army in the late 90s and HIS chute failed to open on a jump. His backup did not fully inflate and his back was broken when he hit the ground, an injury he still deals with. It's interesting how different people react. My brother never lost his faith even though his was fundamentally changed on that day.
Dave, thank you for this powerful piece! Thank God that He is merciful in our weakness and when we humbly repent, He picks us up, brushes us off, gives us a hug and we sit and talk about what went wrong. We discuss how to at least attempt to avoid that pitfall the next time. (Note to self, this step has to be repeated many times...). Mercy, that is what God is and His Son the exemplary example of this.
Bless you sister! May the LORD reward your patience and faithfulness to Him. And we know that He will, exceedingly more than what we can think or imagine... for eye has not seen nor ear heard what the LORD has prepared for those that love Him.
You captured my attention with your story. My brother was a paratrooper in the U.S. Army in the late 90s and HIS chute failed to open on a jump. His backup did not fully inflate and his back was broken when he hit the ground, an injury he still deals with. It's interesting how different people react. My brother never lost his faith even though his was fundamentally changed on that day.
Thanks Jason!
How interesting :)
Kind of mirror reflection to what happened with my friend.
It also highlights there are always two ways to deal with what comes our way.
May the Lord give us grace to face anything set before us as we walk before Him…
Knowing that He is always good.
And always loves us.
Dave, thank you for this powerful piece! Thank God that He is merciful in our weakness and when we humbly repent, He picks us up, brushes us off, gives us a hug and we sit and talk about what went wrong. We discuss how to at least attempt to avoid that pitfall the next time. (Note to self, this step has to be repeated many times...). Mercy, that is what God is and His Son the exemplary example of this.
Bless you sister! May the LORD reward your patience and faithfulness to Him. And we know that He will, exceedingly more than what we can think or imagine... for eye has not seen nor ear heard what the LORD has prepared for those that love Him.