beautiful tragedy

This is Beautiful!!!

When I read this post I could not help but weep... I am crying because it is beautiful. I am crying because it is true. I am crying because it brings up tragedy in my own life. How did I react? How would YOU react?  It is HARD not to react unGodly in situations like yesterday's shooting massacre. This first thing we want to do is question...

Why?

Why this?

Why me?

Why. Why. Why.

.....change your attitude.

Help me God!

We must push onward like Job. My favorite part if this reading was the pastor's words of wisdom:

Up to this point I haven’t had words to say that would matter. Of course we are all glad that you and the family are safe. Of course we would all state the obvious that this is horrific and senseless. But those words still don’t carry weight that remain in the midst of the questions. Then it hit me… Do you know what the difference was between Job and his wife in their response to the tragedy of losing everything… Job 1:20 Job was the only one that worshiped in the midst of it. Marie, I know your heart and I’ve seen your worship lived out before your family. Before the weight of this becomes unbearable… worship. Your profile pic was not coincidence, not by accident that you changed it on July 15th, but a beautiful foreshadowing of your need to hear the cry of your heart and give Him praise.