Waiting to Hatch

I'm pretty sure that anyone that reads this knows about Hannah Sobeski. (If you don't, then i probably don't know you.) And as I'm sure you all know, Hannah passed away Thursday afternoon around 4:30. She was faithful all the way to the end. Today was her funeral, excuse me, celebration of life, and it was beautiful. Hannah is not suffering anymore, and praise God for it! A lot of times when someone dies, espeically someone that's only 18, we don't understand. And we don't have to. God knows what's going on, but the problem with not understanding is that a lot of times it can bring doubt. We tend to forget that we are just people and God is God Almighty.

I understand that Hannah has perfect healing now, but I kept thinking, why take her? She was touching so many people. So many people were growing closer to God through her faith and life. That was really the question I had for God. If so many people were being reached for You, why take her? And once again, God amazed me with my human pettiness and his divine greatness. God doesn't just want us to be tools to create other tools. He wants to use us, but we are more than tools to Him. Even though Hannah's story was touching so many lives, Hannah is still God's daughter and He loves her deeply and wants her to be happy. He doesn't want her to suffer. He wants to be with her. None of us are just tools. We should be willing to be tools, but God wants so much more than that with us. He wants us. Not because He's selfish but because He loves us. As a human, that gets kind of difficult for me to wrap my mind around sometimes. An unselfish unconditional love. In the past few months there's been a song that's become really important and appropriate to our youth group:

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
Your perfect love is casting out fear
And even when I’m caught in the middle of the storms of this life
I won’t turn back
I know You are near

And I will fear no evil
For my God is with me
And if my God is with me
Whom then shall I fear?
Whom then shall I fear?

Chorus:
Oh no, You never let go
Through the calm and through the storm
Oh no, You never let go
In every high and every low
Oh no, You never let go
Lord, You never let go of me

And I can see a light that is coming for the heart that holds on
A glorious light beyond all compare
And there will be an end to these troubles
But until that day comes
We’ll live to know You here on the earth

Chorus:

Yes, I can see a light that is coming for the heart that holds on
And there will be an end to these troubles
But until that day comes
Still I will praise You, still I will praise You


If you haven't heard it, I highly recommend it (it's by Matt Redman). Remember God's love, and please keep praying for the Sobeskis and the Kinards.

posted by Shari @ 5:45 PM