Showing posts with label hard questions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hard questions. Show all posts

Monday, October 18, 2010

The Curse of Eden

This grandma's heart carries of load of heaviness today. As I search for answers to why a beloved grandchild has inherited a gene that carries a serious threat to life, I want to blame God or Satan. The child did nothing to bring this on himself, except to be born to a sinful world. From the time that Eve chose the lie of the serpent over the truth of the loving creator, sorrow and pain became a part of this world.

So, I can blame Eve and Adam, right? But, alas, I looked in my own heart this morning. What I saw was the reflection of "Eve". If I believed my Lord and my God, I would start nothing in the morning without first reading the Word that reveals who they are, then spending time fellowshipping with them. I believe a lie - that what I do with my hands is more important than what I do in my spirit. I do not trust the Creator with my grandchild enough to spend time before Him seeking answers to the hard questions. Instead I quake in fear of the prognosis.

Jesus said, "In the world, you will have troubles" - he never promised we would not face these hard times. But then He added, "But I have overcome the world". What does His overcoming mean in light of a diagnosis of CF for my grandchild? That is what I must learn in the days ahead.

Father, please help me to accept my weak, human nature, but also realize that you have adopted me as your child. As your child, I need fellowship with you and your Word to survive this fallen world and the heartache it brings into our lives.