God Hiding

"I'm not right." That's something I say when emotionally I'm all mixed up. That pretty much describes me these days.

I'm hurting. I'm happy. I'm alternating between the two.

I'm hurting because stuff going on a work and missing dad.

I'm happy because for the first time in my life I'm realizing why God loves me, me!

I'm kinda happy because Prof. Wendland from the seminary said at the WELS Prayer Conference that when someone's hurting, don't always bring out the passage that all things work for the good because it hurts. Admit it. "It hurts!" The answer to pain is looking at Jesus. He was hurting on the cross. He cried out in pain, "God why?!" And in the midst of pain there God was hiding. He was there making salvation for all possible. He was there working hard with lots and lots of pain to save me. to save dad. to save my family.