This One Thing...

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“Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending, reckless love of God.
Oh, it chases me down, fights 'til I'm found, leaves the ninety-nine.
I couldn't earn it, and I don't deserve it, still, You give Yourself away.
Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending, reckless love of God.”
~ Wreckless Love - Cory Asbury


If I could hope that one thing has been clear through the journey I’ve been on the last nine months it is this...that the God I love didn’t abandon me. He loved me through it and you, loved ones, were His hands and feet. His love is overwhelming, never-ending, and He recklessly gave it to all of us when He took our punishment on the cross. I am so thankful that He put you all in my life. Each one of you in one way or another has helped me make it through. I am not strong. My God is strong and He carried me through. When I first found out I had breast cancer I cried harder than I ever have in my life and yes, I did ask “Why me?” those first few days. But soon after, while I was praying and pouring my heart and tears out to God I asked Him to help me to use this horrible situation as a blessing for anyone who needed it. I made that conscious decision then and I hope I have been able to convey the intended message. No matter where you are or what you are going through, God will not abandon you. You don’t have to do it alone. He loves you without condition. Yes, even if you chose not to believe.
I know people who blame every bad thing this world throws at them on God or they use the bad things that happen as a reason to say there is no God because if there was He would not allow those bad things to happen. My friend, God specifically said that in this world we will have trouble. He didn’t say we’d never be sick, never get hurt, never face hardships. Life is hard. Life is unfair. We live in a broken, sinful world and because of that bad things will happen. What we are promised though is that God will carry us through those bad things, no matter where they lead, even if it’s not in the direction we hoped. His ways are higher and more complex than anything we can ever understand. Perhaps I had to make this journey in order to reach someone specifically and bring them to Christ. Maybe this was the only way. Whatever the reason, God has been in control the entire time and I have seen His hand in so many areas of my life these past nine months that I have lost count. Whether you believe me or not, whether you believe in God or not, know that I love you and that there is a Creator God who loves you so much that He was willing to endure extreme suffering and die a horrible death, to save you. I believe this. In my heart, it is 100% truth. Therefore, (we talked about this in Sunday School last week) how much would I have to hate you to not share it with you, if as I say, I truly believe it to be true? The fact is, I don’t hate you, I love you and I want everyone to have the joy, the hope, the relationship I enjoy with my Savior. God doesn’t care who you are or where you are in your life. He loves you, no matter what. There is no message more important than this, that the God who created the universe and hung the stars, knows and loves YOU and wants a relationship with YOU. He won’t force you. He simply waits for you to come to Him and He will accept you with open arms. Don’t waste another moment. Do it now!

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