This is Our God

I heard a song recently that I am loving right now.  It is a song by a long time favorite artist of mine, Chris Tomlin.

There are so many things that go on in our world that are hard to understand.  Sometimes people struggle to believe in God because of all the pain and sadness, all the disease and sickness.  If God is good, then "why?" many ask.

The way I look at it though, those things are not because of God, they are because of sin, because of man's poor choices.  Now, don't get me wrong, I am not saying that if you are suffering it is because you sinned, but its because of sin in general and the fallen world we live in.

God created a perfect world.  He did not desire suffering or pain or heartache, but He gave man a free will and man choose to mess up the perfection He created. Where is God in the midst of the suffering and the pain?  He is there.  He is....

A refuge for the poor

A shelter for the storm

This is our God

And He will wipe away your tears 

And return your wasted years

This is our God

A Father to the orphan 

A healer to the broken

This is our God

And He brings peace to our madness

And comfort in our sadness

This is our God

I cannot help but wonder if someday my kids are going to ask why, why did God not work it out so their birth parents could raise them?  Why did they have to experience loss in their lives?  They may wonder where God was.  I would love to have this conversation with them because I so want them to know that God was there all along, He was and is a Father to them, He is their healer, their peace, their comfort, their refuge, their shelter.  He never wanted them to suffer or be alone and so He helped their birth mom find the help she needed, He brought comfort and peace.  He has been their shelter and refuge.  This, this is our God.

Pad Thai

Sure have been thinking a lot about and missing our kids lately.  How its possible to miss someone so much who you have never met, I don't know, but I do.  Its only been two and a half months since we found out about them, but it has been years we have been praying for them.  This week we have been praying even more as there is flooding in Thailand right now, specifically in and around the province where they live.  Flooding is a pretty common thing there, but so very sad.  Two years ago when it flooded over 800 people lost their lives.  Over 30 have already died in this flood.  I take great comfort in knowing that God sees them and knows them and loves them even more than I do.

On a happier note, I had a birthday last week and my dear husband gave me this....

I have been eyeing this necklace for awhile and am so enjoying having it to wear!

Tonight, perhaps because of my missing Thailand and our kids mood and perhaps just because I love Thai food, we made Pad Thai. 

 

This is one of the most common Thai dishes, its considered street food in Thailand and you can buy it at a stand on the side of the road for 20 or 30 baht, less than a dollar, and its yummy! 

 

Oh, and we made "cha yen" as well, or cold Thai tea, another of our favorites!  

 

If you haven't tried Thai food, you are missing out!!