Comments on: Super-Law

By: Katie Hurt

Katie Hurt — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:56:39 +0000

Beautifully said, Nancy.

By: Dortmund Donna

Dortmund Donna — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:10:37 +0000

Excellent…I so need to be reminded of these things again and again. Thanks, Nancy

By: Diane

Diane — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:02:10 +0000

This was such a wonderful and timely post… I recently lost my hearing in one ear. Very suddenly: one moment I could hear and the next I could not. And it will never return. I never realized before this, how extremely handicapping it is to only hear from one ear, but it is. You lose all sorts of things you would never think of: directionality, the ability to differentiate voices, even the ability to hear in a crowded place or pull sounds out of background noise. Not to whine or anything (I say as I finish up a lonng whine;))

I have had to give up my teaching responsibilities at church- at least for the time being.. I can’t enjoy many of my favorite activities. I admit that I have concerns about my future. And probably worst of all, I have had my own personal “Job’s comforter” telling me that I am in sin and this is God’s judgment on me. It hasn’t been a picnic, I don’t mind tellin’ ya.

For me the rejoicing has sometimes been just sitting in His presence, maybe with an open Bible in front of me, maybe with tears streaming down my face. Rejoicing not in the difficult situation, but rather in Him… that He is there with me. And that He sees the end from the beginning. I can rejoice because I trust Him.

Maybe I don’t look like I am rejoicing, but I am? yeah.

By: Julie B

Julie B — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:01:46 +0000

This is something I’ve struggled with a lot. Dealing with miscarriages and infertility the last few years, there have been times that I’ve felt guilty for how much it hurt and how hard it was. I felt like if I really trusted and rested enough then it wouldn’t hurt. What I’ve had to learn is that it is possible to have complete hope and confidence in the goodness of God, while still dealing with pain from my current circumstances. I can grieve the loss of a child and an empty womb, while still knowing that He has a purpose in all of it.

By: Natalie

Natalie — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:32:32 +0000

Wow. Thanks.

By: Hannah G

Hannah G — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:11:20 +0000

Thank you, again. I love that Rutherford quote, and I’m pretty sure I heard it first from you.

What you say here reminds me of Hebrews 12. Christ endured the cross for the joy set before him—not, it seems, for the joy he was currently experiencing—while at the same time despising the shame. He was not merely making lemonade out of life’s lemons or sipping cabernet in the cellar of affliction. Christ, the perfect Man, experienced real suffering. Real suffering requires real endurance. Real endurance is the result of real hope. And real hope looks ahead to the Joy that God has promised.

By: Naomi A.

Naomi A. — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:48:13 +0000

Loved this.

By: Melissa Joy

Melissa Joy — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:47:26 +0000

Thank you, Mrs. Wilson! This is one of the most timely and encouraging things I have read on the subject.
My husband and I have had the opportunity recently to share (on our blogs as well as other places) with people what joy amidst sorrow looks like; what rejoicing during grief looks like. And no, there is no confetti. But yes, there is Christ.
We have had five of our six children now precede us to Glory. It is grievous. We are in the cellar.
And I am thankful for this post of yours, and thankful for your ministry to my heart today. Thank you for bringing me a sip of fine wine.
Bless you.