Esther 4: 14 “And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?”
Each one of us has suffered the loss of a child. Some of our children were suddenly taken without any warning either through sickness or an accident. Others had to watch their children suffer with a disease that eventually robbed their children from them. Some of us have had to deal with the loss of a child through suicide and are left with so many unanswered questions. Why would God give a mother a child to carry in her womb and just as suddenly take the promise of motherhood away? “Why” we ask, “does this happen?” I do not understand, and even if God came down and tried to explain it to me, I still would have more questions than answers.
What I do know is when a mother cries out in pain because she never had a chance to say goodbye to her child, or she had to slowly watch her child suffer daily and see their health deteriorate before her eyes, we can offer a place of comfort. We can understand each and every tear that falls from her eyes. We are the soft landing for the mom who never saw the signs of a child who was suffering so much inside that they only wanted relief from the pain, not relief from those that loved them. Who else can be a sounding board for a mom who never had the chance of holding her newborn baby, but a mother that has felt empty arms full of love to give, but no place to give it?
The loss of our children has in effect created our destiny. We cannot sit back and be quiet when we come in contact with a hurting mom. We are especially drawn to those who have walked our similar path of loss. We are God’s shoulder for others to lean on. We know we have come to this place for such a time as this.
Lord, just like Esther being called out of her comfortable world to stand up for her people, we too want to be used for such a time as this.
