Those of you that have kids or work with kids know this question well. I have gone through this with all of my children at a certain age and will I’m sure with the youngest when he gets old enough. It seems like the question never really is answered because you can always ask why, and as a parent, you get tired of answering them so eventually you give them a “because I said so” or “because God created it that way”.

Yet, there are some questions that you just cannot answer at all and for our house, we have to be honest and tell them that we don’t know why but that God has a plan and you have to trust in Him that He knows best. I was brought to tears the past two days twice by experiences revolving around circumstances that you just cannot explain.

I went with a fellow pastor yesterday to visit a new mother at the hospital because she and her baby were in need of extra treatment and care. As I went with grandma into the NICU to see the baby I was just blown away at the sight of mothers and fathers holding their new infants that were in need of extra care due to complications. Then again this morning when I heard of the tragedy that happened to Steven Curtis Chapman and his family in losing their youngest daughter. These seasons in our lives are very hard to explain. Why God allows these things to occur is out of the grasp of our understanding sometimes. However, all we can do as Christian is try to keep our faith strong and seek Him on how we are to grow from each experience. I know that is very easy to say on this side of the fence (never lost a child and all children born healthy.) However, I am a firm believer that if you constantly train yourself to look up when a hard time does come you will out of instinct look up to Him for comfort and guidance.

Psalm 55:22 (New American Standard Bible)
22 Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you;
He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.

 God Bless ~ Tyler