“...I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” John 10:10 NIV. This one always gets me thinking. Especially after I've read Waking the Dead by John Eldridge. "Life to the full" what a wonderful declaration. God wants us me to enjoy my life. He built in my family the desire to be outside, to see the snow fall, to ski, to hike to hunt, to fish to do all things outdoor. To look at the front range mountains in awe. To drive down the road and see random rock formations and just think to ourselves "how the heck did those get there?" For our young son to declare, "Look at Pike's Peak today, Mom!"
Last night I received news that left me with my jaw hanging open and a sign that I am in THE right state at the most needed time. I have a friend I have known for 15 years who has been struggling with anorexia and I was told has been in the psych ward for the last month because she tried to end her life. This is a wonderful wife and mother of 3 young children and these demons have been with her for so long and they are winning. They are stealing her life. Her joy. Her very existence. She has demons that have demons and has now reached a low enough point that her freakin insurance will kick in to help her battle her addiction. But here's where it gets jaw dropping for me - as I said, I've not known about any of this drama in the last month and last night I find out she's being transferred to an inpatient facility in DENVER. Denver. Really!? I've been across the country for the last 15 years and now I"m less than an hour from her. You can't be serious. I know, right?
So in the midst of her fear and anxiety and the fact that her husband has told me that nobody will be able to visit her - here I am. In the exact state I am needed at the exact time I am needed.
Jesus... comes to give life and life more abundantly. God still cares for this young woman. Her story is not over. And I am living proof to her that He cares. You are loved friend. YOU.ARE.LOVED.
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