My friend John Boring wrote this to my friend John Lynch and I felt it was worthy of a copy and paste... "I’m about halfway through “On My Worst Day, by John Lynch,” and I’m already feeling the changes coming. My life is being altered by his words and the truths they contain. I’m painfully aware now how complacently I’ve been living this life with Christ and wondering why Jesus was so bored with me when I’ve endured so much for Him. In the space of six short years I watched my son and my wife succumb to the ravages of cancer. There’s no easy way to go when that is your fate. My small family of three has hit medical IED’s and now I’m the only one left standing. I’ve been enduring the silence, the loneliness, the tears and sorrow as stoically as I can and holding on to the promise of God like a drowning man clings to a twig, hoping against hope that the small stick can keep him afloat. I want desperately to keep my belief alive and well, to know that both my wife and my son are indeed in a land where there is no sin, no tears, no sadness, no hate or pain; a place where only joy, forgiveness and love abound. But, forces work against me now, an army of doubt that chips away at the foundation of my faith and my own defenses are weakening and I fear we are losing ground. Then, along comes a book like On My Worst Day, written by the only man who could write it. And, the pages I read hold promise again if I can but wring it out of them, if I can slip inside the writer’s mind and see again the godliness that led me back to Christ so easily just 8 short years ago. I had vowed to take the blows God was delivering to me, to suffer through them and then stand again and be ready for the next one. But, my strength failed me and so I wept and turned bitter. I was succumbing to the darkness again until I picked up this wonderful, small book. Now, I’m back in armor, God’s own. Last night I read until sleep overwhelmed me. Just before turning out the lights I knew why I was experiencing such tough times and I knew how I would gain strength from all that has happened. I am not being tested by God, as I thought. I am experiencing death and sorrow as a way to reach yet another plateau where God has plans to use what I have felt. I’m sure of this, just as I am positive I have no idea what exactly it is He has in store for me. Through John’s writing I can now see how God prepares us and uses us through trial and fire; strengthening us for perhaps an even greater sacrifice or task. And, maybe I’m just experiencing the brain-blankets that cover us just before sleep arrives, when we begin to dream of extraordinary events and imagine great things lie ahead for us. John Lynch, I’m halfway through your book and already your words are changing me, my friend. Once again, you are leading me somewhere. I’m praying that this time, those words take me to a place where serenity lives and God’s great love comforts us all. But, I still have half a book to read. God only knows how I will feel once if finish what you have written. God bless, my friend. "
Posted on: Wed, 09 Oct 2013 21:02:50 +0000