I DO NOT know what it feels like to bury your firstborn, but I DO know what it is like to have lost a child whom you will never know, never hold, never see and never bury to give you some kind of closure.
You never will forget your child, no matter how long you got to cherish them. It has been five years since our losses, and I still think about our two babies every single day. The pain of loss never goes away, but through the amazing love of our heavenly father, He helps you function, if not for yourself, for your husband, your other children, then yes, you do find out, it is for yourself as well.
Please be praying for the Jones family as they are going through this season in their lives. Pray for Brad and Sarah, to remain strong in God, strong in each other, and strong for their two children. Pray that Satan will not get a foothold on them and make their wounds deeper. Pray that through this trial, they will become closer to God.
During our miscarriages, two scriptures leaped out and caught me attention. These have become my life's key scriptures.
JAMES 1: 2-4
Consider it pure joy, my brothers,
whenever you face trials of many kinds,
because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete,
not lacking anything.
Romans 5:3-5
Not only so, but we rejoice in our sufferings,
because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
perseverance, character;
and character, hope.
And hope does not disappoint us,
because God has poured out his love into our hearts
by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.
They may not mean anything to you, YET, but when are faced with a trial of suffering, and you pass it and have seen the other side, these verses seal themselves upon your heart.
To read about the Jones, go to www.notsobrightandshiny.blogspot.com
2 comments:
Those scriptures mean alot to me, cause they are so true. In 71 yrs. a person faces lots of trials and yes, each one brings us closser to Jesus and and definately teaches us perseverence.
Yes, perseverance.
I did not know that you and Josh had gone through the anguish of miscarriage.
I'm so, so sorry for your losses.
I can say that I do know how you feel.
Even as I type this, my throat is tight and my stomach is sore with memories and thoughts that are really always somewhere in my mind...
I know you understand. I'm glad you understand.
And we, with the comfort we have received, can truly and more effectively comfort other mamas, huh?
I think it's worth it just for that.
I think.
Thanks for visiting my blog.
I've bookmarked you and you're on my sidebar now.
So so so glad our home is being loved on and made memories in!
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