Rick Warren, pastor of Saddleback Church in California, returned to the pulpit of the church for the first time since his youngest son committed suicide 4 months ago. He and his wife Kay have learned three things from this trial that they have faced. I includea brief summation of these three things: "The first one is life doesn’t make sense, but people can have peace because they know God is with them and loves them, he said. God grieves with us, and he wants to take pain and turn it around as a means to help others who are suffering in the same way. He acknowledged he still does not understand why his son’s mental illness never was healed or why he died, but having an explanation is not the point. “I would rather walk with God with all my questions unanswered than to have all my questions answered and not have him in my life,” he said. The second truth is everything on earth is broken, but people still can have joy because God is good and has a greater plan, he said. Nothing works perfectly in this world, and sin is wearing people down. But they still can rely on God. The third truth, she said, is life is a battle, but people can have hope because there’s more to the story
Posted on: Wed, 31 Jul 2013 10:54:47 +0000
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