I will give you the treasure of darkness And hidden riches of secret places.
-Isaiah 45:3
If I am being transparent here. I often believed that because I was a Christian that I should not endure so many hardships. "God will protect me from the bad of this world." Well I know better, but it didn't keep me from having the thoughts. There are times that it is extremely easy to jump to the conclusion that God is indifferent from my suffering, or my daughters suffering.
But then I read the verse for the day and I have to rethink everything. My daughter isn't suffering. Life IS fair to her. She wakes up from her naps smiling and if I could hear her, I'm sure I would hear a laugh! She had to have her blood drawn this week, there were complications, but Makayla didn't care, all she did was look as me and smile and laugh! I could have been defeated by everything that has happened with Makayla since she was born, but I'm not. God's intent is to bring the good out of the bad and he promises to give "treasures of darkness and hidden riches of secret places.
So I offer you this, as you begin a new week, find the "treasures of darkness".
We leave in the morning at 7:30 to go to a Neuro Surgery appointment in St. Louis at the Children's Hospital. Makayla and I will be making this trip alone, which will be a first for us, but a much needed one to prepare for Cincinnati in July. Please continue to keep Makayla in your prayers, the beginning of the scary stuff is starting now. Pray for me to continue to find the treasures.
