Isaiah 43:2 “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.”
I don’t know about you, but after I lost my daughter, I had the worst fear that I would suffer the loss of my other daughter. The fear would come out of nowhere, and it could almost send me into a panic. I had to calm myself down through my breathing, and I would say over and over to myself, “Be still and know that I am God.” Once I had received that dreaded phone call, it was not hard to imagine receiving the same phone call, but with a different name. I struggled with this feeling for many months after Katie died.
As time has gone on, I have been able to work through this fear. I have thought often of the times I worried about both of my daughters especially in their teenage years. How many nights I lost sleep waiting for them to arrive home safely from dances or snow skiing or all the other activities they did. The one place I never worried about either one of them was when they went to Hume Lake Christian camp for a week in the summer. What could possibly happen there?! The one time and place I never worried is exactly the place the Lord took her home.
God knows the number of days we have here on this earth. All the fretting and worrying will not change that. I pray I will never have to walk through the loss of another child, although I know many mothers who have. I do know that God has been my refuge and strength, a very present help in my time of trouble, and if I should have another time of trouble, I know He will walk with me again. No matter how difficult our circumstances are, nothing can compare to what God can do!
Lord, we pray for protection for our families. You know the desires of our hearts.
