“I’ve learned that outsiders can be dangerous and painful to special needs families and kids.”
I relate deeply to this- minus the special needs families part and insert - medical freedom advocates, parents who choose their own informed decisions vs. indoctrinated doctors, God-believing people who refuse to abandon truth and use “proper pronouns” or call the murdering of innocents “reproductive healthcare”. Any mention of these things has produced venomous hatred. In 2021, complete strangers on the internet told me they hoped me and my kids die horrible deaths, amongst other hateful words and threats.
In the last two years we’ve seen things that didn’t just cause us to distrust our own government and the entire medical/scientific community, but FEAR them. SO much evil commanding our attention to get us to believe it’s all bigger than He is. We have SO much more we have to trust God for post 2020
As usual, I appreciate you and anyone else who is honest about the struggle to trust. As you’ve outlined here, the struggle isn’t because we DON’T know the truth- that He’s trustworthy- it’s because we DO. Peter knew Jesus was trustworthy when he stepped out of the boat to walk on the water. Dare I say he even knew it as the storm raged?
I’m rather tempted to believe the struggle will always come no matter our maturity- I mean, how can it not when we make our way through everyday literally straddling the realms of the seen and the unseen? Even those who were closest to the Son of God in the flesh, who witnessed the miraculous and experienced the Holy first hand, struggled with doubts and fears. Thank God Thomas and Peter (and Shannon 😉) were honest and transparent about their doubts, fears and struggles. They give me the hope and grace I need to persist in the truth despite the struggle. I think that’s why God chose them. Their example serves a divine purpose too. 🤍
“I’ve learned that outsiders can be dangerous and painful to special needs families and kids.”
I relate deeply to this- minus the special needs families part and insert - medical freedom advocates, parents who choose their own informed decisions vs. indoctrinated doctors, God-believing people who refuse to abandon truth and use “proper pronouns” or call the murdering of innocents “reproductive healthcare”. Any mention of these things has produced venomous hatred. In 2021, complete strangers on the internet told me they hoped me and my kids die horrible deaths, amongst other hateful words and threats.
In the last two years we’ve seen things that didn’t just cause us to distrust our own government and the entire medical/scientific community, but FEAR them. SO much evil commanding our attention to get us to believe it’s all bigger than He is. We have SO much more we have to trust God for post 2020
As usual, I appreciate you and anyone else who is honest about the struggle to trust. As you’ve outlined here, the struggle isn’t because we DON’T know the truth- that He’s trustworthy- it’s because we DO. Peter knew Jesus was trustworthy when he stepped out of the boat to walk on the water. Dare I say he even knew it as the storm raged?
I’m rather tempted to believe the struggle will always come no matter our maturity- I mean, how can it not when we make our way through everyday literally straddling the realms of the seen and the unseen? Even those who were closest to the Son of God in the flesh, who witnessed the miraculous and experienced the Holy first hand, struggled with doubts and fears. Thank God Thomas and Peter (and Shannon 😉) were honest and transparent about their doubts, fears and struggles. They give me the hope and grace I need to persist in the truth despite the struggle. I think that’s why God chose them. Their example serves a divine purpose too. 🤍
Yes, so much yes! And hey, thanks. 🤍🤍