Faith Works

I need to make it very clear what is at the center of this blog, my family, and my life, and that is Jesus Christ. He is the only reason why I can still function through all of the ups and downs and in between my family has gone through. With that being said it would be naive of me to think that everyone who reads what I am writing are going to feel the same way. This blog is supposed to help anyone who wants to read it, regardless of race, religion, or whether or not you like cocoa puffs. With that being said let me throw something out there to think about. Having a faith in a higher power gives me hope for the future. I don't have to leave anything to chance, everything that happens with my little boy is already set in motion and all that I have to do is believe. If I am wrong, if God doesn't exist what have I lost? Nothing! At least I still have that hope and that will keep me going through each day. I can believe that Mikee will get better and he will have the future I dream about. If you don't believe in God what have you lost.....hope. What keeps you going? The national average for divorce in America is 50%, that is astounding! The average for a couple who have a special needs child, or a child with medical needs jumps to 75%. If my wife and I were on our own without our faith to hold us together chances are we would be one to. You need to choose your own path in life. Just try and decide if you want to walk alone or with someone by your side holding you up.

Job

If you could meet one person, who would it be? Think about it, maybe someone historic like Thomas Edison or Martin Luther. Maybe someone famous like Brad Pitt or Tom Hanks. If the sky was the limit who would it be? If I could meet anyone I would like to meet Job. For those of you who don't know who Job was he was a person in the Bible in the Old Testament. To say Job went to hell and back would be a vast understatement. God and Satan had a conversation and God said that Job would be faithful no matter what. Job was like the Bill Gates of the time and Satan did his worst. First Job lost all his wealth and he still had faith. Second he lost his family and his faith didn't leave him. Finally Satan attacked Jobs health. It got to the point where he lost EVERYTHING he had in life, his friends told him to curse God and die, and still he held on to his faith. Job did his fair share of complaining don't get me wrong but he wouldn't let anyone convince him that his "bad luck" had anything to do with God. I would love to sit down with this man. What went through his head? How was he able to watch his entire life fall apart and still look up to the heavens and say "Naked I came from my mothers womb and naked I will return. The Lord gives and the Lord takes away but blessed be the name of the Lord." I pray that throughout the end of my life no matter what God sees fit to have my family and I go through I will be able to have faith like that. That someday someone might be able to hear about my life and be encouraged like I am when I read about Job.