FAITH JOURNEY-INTRO
My faith in Jesus Christ as my Savior and Lord is the core of who I am. I have experienced Christ in profound ways in my life. I am certain that without a strong faith foundation, I would have been crushed under the circumstances in my life.
My life verse that has seen my through difficulties:
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of Mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.” 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
At age 24, I gave birth to our son, Ryan. From a pregnancy standpoint, everything went swimmingly! There were no complications. When Ryan arrived he was seemingly healthy. He stayed in our room with us and we had an amazing night together as a family. It was at his pediatric check-up the next morning he exhibited “blue spells.” Our pediatrician informed us that Ryan was being admitted to NICU for further testing. My husband, Ron, and I were devastated. How could God allow this to happen? We had prayed for Ryan even before he was conceived. WHY GOD??? resonated in our hearts and minds.
Looking in the rear view mirror, we can see God’s fingerprints all over our situation. He was comforting us SO THAT we could later comfort others. But, at the time we were devastated. Ryan was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect that would require open-heart surgery. The next weeks and months that followed were filled with endless specialist appointments…
If not for my relationship with Jesus Christ, I would have spiraled into a pit of despair. It was during this season, that The Lord led me to 2 Corinthians 3-8. While in my mind I knew that He was orchestrating our circumstances for our good and His glory, I was beginning to experience a crisis of faith.
I want to share my story of faith-crisis in hopes it might encourage others. I want to be clear…I never doubted that God existed or my salvation, but I was feeling He had somehow abandoned us…
Please join me for a 30 Day Faith Journey. I will post a new devotion each day for the next 30 Days. You can subscribe to my blog to receive notice when new posts are added.
