God gives a father strength when loved ones die
By T. S. Candee on January 7, 2025 in God's Gift for Fathers
The loss of a loved one is a tragedy for anyone to experience. You may struggle to understand why God would take someone, especially if that someone happens to be young. On this side of heaven, you may never understand how “all things work together for good” for God’s children—certainly not all things in and of themselves are good, but God is able to bring good out of something that’s bad (Romans 8:28). To stand firm in your faith, you must trust that God is in control even when it seems like He isn’t. As difficult as it may be, you can rest in the knowledge that your loved one is now in the care of Jesus and live with peace in your heart. You can be reassured that someday you will be reunited with those you have lost.
The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; And saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: When thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; Neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. For I am the Lord thy God, The Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Excerpts from God’s Gift for Fathers, written by Jack Countryman
