This blog has only just come to me, and I knew I had to post it as quickly as possible. I could work on it for hours, trying to improve it, but I need to accept it just as it arrived. I continue to pray for you all. With love from Ruth xxx
Does not the Most High send both calamity and good? (Lamentations 3:38; NLT).
Should we accept only good things from the hand of God and never anything bad? (Job 2:10; NLT).
Bad news! Calamity! Disaster!
A blow. A shock. A loss.
Grief. Distress. Despair.
Unfair! Unfortunate! Unmanageable!
Distressing. Exhausting. Annoying.
A trial. A challenge. An opportunity.
God will restore my soul!
Faith. Hope. Love.
Rejoicing. Prayer. Thanks.
Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus (1 Thessalonians 5:16-16; NIV).
I love you, Lord; you are my strength (Psalm 18:1; NLT).
References
As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved (Genesis 43:14; NIV).
Then Jesus left them a second time and prayed, “My Father! If this cup cannot be taken away unless I drink it, your will be done (Matthew 26:42; NLT).
Three things will last forever – faith, hope, and love – and the greatest of these is love (1 Corinthians 13:13; NLT).
He restores my soul (Psalm 23:3; NKJV).
We know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them (Romans 8:28; NLT).