"A Mothers Love"

     As I said in my previous post, these next few weeks are going to be trying. A test of our family's faith, courage, and most of all, our love for each other.  I stood by and watched as my close knit family came together and stood by one another as our little one lay helplessly under sedation. The dedication of a determined mother who puts all else aside and sits by her child's side in her time of need. To watch a family, a community come together in the love and support of one another's grief stricken moment. My Children watch and observe trying to grasp what has happened to their cousin as they walked in the room. Tears and confusion fill their eyes. You could feel the denseness of the atmosphere. The look of despair and nervousness filled the air.      I mentioned how strong my cousin, who is so close to me we are like sister & brother, is. She stands by her daughters side every waking moment as Saryn lays in need. In need of healing, in need of prayer, in need of attention, in need of her family's love. Making sure every specialist does his or her job with the utmost professionalism. Making sure her child is given the special attention she needs an deserves. Protecting her from all she physically can. Even family. Because even though family members care and show support, sometimes the support can be overwhelming. As I said these are trying times for our family.        Protecting ones need, especially in this case, is a full time job. And like anyone who has a full time job knows, it can be tiresome and frustrating. And although all the get well balloons & cards and phone calls are welcomed, all the emotion can break anyone that think they are strong. This overwhelming feeling is not intentional. And it can pop up when you least expect it. And believe me, She expresses her love & appreciation to everyone.       When a person tries to be strong & hold their emotions in, they will explode at some point. Think about it as if you shake a soda bottle. What happens when you open that same bottle after you shook it? It explodes right? Ok, so a persons emotions are just like a soda bottle. Shake a person enough as they try to keep their emotions bottled up & they'll explode. Like I said, it's not out of anger all the time, but out of frustration.       I could imagine that she wants this process over. We all want this process over. But it is just that. A process. Once you grasp the understanding of the nature of the process, it's becomes easier to go through these challenges in life.       How can you find a way to overcome such adversity? It's simple. You have to seek Jesus. A life in Christ will enable you to obtain and feel an everlasting Joy that will also help you to love the way God loves Us & go thru any test that comes your way. That Agape love. That unconditional undeserved love of how a mother loves her child no matter what they go through, or better yet, how Christ loves his church. (Amen walls!!!) When you live a life in Christ or life your life Christ like, you feel & have a Joy that is not dependent on circumstance but built on Gods love. You have peace. Absolute peace can only be found in Jesus Christ. The world we live in is in Chaos, But It's only thru Christ that you can achieve such peace and go thru these challenges. "I in them and you in Me" as Jesus prayed, refers the share glory of Gods love. Get that right and the rest will take care of itself.     In the midst of all this, we have a praise report. Our grand father of 80+ yrs old joined church on Sunday. Praise God!! He though is not out of the woods yet. He still has a few appointments to face. As a Matter of fact, he's going to see the cancer doctor today. So we have to keep both he & our grand mother lifted up in prayer because she goes in for knee replacement surgery tomorrow. This is a lot on our family's plate ain't it?      I can't speak for every last one of us only because like any other family, some of us chose to live other lives. Doesn't mean we don't love them, because we do. But a large majority of us have a strong love in the Lord. We have enough faith and trust in Him to see us through. So for the ones I can speak for, we say Thank You Lord for all you do for us. Thank you Lord for seeing us through. Thank you Lord keeping us in your care. Thank you for the storm!!! Thank you in the midst of our storm!!! In Jesus name!!      If any one sees what I see in in my cousin, they know exactly what I mean. She put all of her needs aside to be there for her child. & I know 1st hand that she would do anything she can for anyone she loves if she could.  Because she was there for me when I had surgery and cooked and cleaned for me when I down. So in closing I say this from the bottom of my heart, I love You my Stacey Boo & continue doing what you're doing. The bible says in Matthew 6:32-34  32 for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. 33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. 34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself.     The Lord our God know our every want, need and desire of our hearts. But look at verse 33 again and meditate on that.           Have a safe blessed day & please keep our family in prayer.                ~Rev. Tyrone Birch~