God is Good
Its the 3rd of September and quess what, Autumn has arrived. If you have been following my journey over the past Five and a half months you will have heard much about Psalm 84:6 "When you go through the valley of tears, it shall become a place of refreshing springs. The AUTUMN rains will clothe it with blessing". This was sung over my life in a prophetic song at the lowest point in all my life and I grabbed it with every ounce of spiritual energy I had. Well Autumn has arrived and I've been honest and open with you all up to now and I ain't changing. God has brought someone into my life and it has been quite amazing, to fall in love again was something I wasn't sure could ever happen but God had different ideas and I have and its quite beautiful. Moving on is so difficult and the emotional highs and lows of this are unexplainable but God is good and He's true to His word.
The night Jill died, as her body lay on the floor of my bedroom, I brought my four kids up to say our final farewell. We sat around her lifeless body, stroked her hair and kissed her face then I we held hands and I prayed. I said to the kids, I can't understand why God allowed this and probably never will but God is still God and He's still good and promise me you will never forget that.
Well God is Good and moving on dosn't automatically fix everything. I think thats my biggest frustration, some people think because you are moving on everything is fixed.
Loving someone again is a massive healing and thank you for praying and if you don't understand, Please don't judge.
18 Comments:
will support you always philip..love ya j
so happy for you phil...love your open heart xox joyful
i think it's amazing and always support and love you ;0)
we love you both and we'll always support your decisions Philip.
Nothing you do or say is based on a whim. God wants what's best for Philip - as He does with every single one of us.
Thank you for being an example and a mentor for us all
xxxxx
So Happy for you Phil! It's so good to see You smile!!!!!
God is so good-glad he's provided for you. Do u think u could put in a good word for me? I'm sure my mum's looking down on me wishing I'd get sorted!
hey man so so happy for ya and think its amazing, love ya to bits.
Dean
Don't understand YOU!!??
Hi Philip
So pleased for you and Lorraine, hope you are very happy. God is good and always provides for his children - Got our support - Lenny & Janice
Hi Philip
So pleased for you and Lorraine, hope you are very happy. You have both mine and Janice's support.
Love ya
Lenny
Im sssooooo pleased 4 u both, its gr8 2 see u smile again, its been a while. Im with u all the way, so is God. Just Njoy!!!!!!!!!!
You know how much we love you and are excited for you but I thought it was worthy of putting in type,
Mark & Anne
did not think i would see it so soon but who are we to judge. You put yourself into our fathers hands and this is the path he has led you to. It sounds to me like god has come good for you and gave you what you need, only you and him know what this is. You prayed and he answered. Can I just add that as a mum the only thing that worries me is the kids. I know them a bit and i think they are great kids so i'm sure they understand and i'm sure you have talked to them. good luck to you both you don't need us to say anything bad it's your life. take care x
Phil - it seems easy for me as an anonymous outsider to comment, and that concerns me, as I have no connection with your Church or your family. However this Blogging stuff gives me intimate access to your life thoughts, and more particularly to the state of your emotional and spiritual life. This concerns me from the point of view that the comments and reactions to the twist and turns of your life can be made by a spectrum of society with no real investment in you, and more worryingly you can sanction what appears on your blog if it doesn't suit. What if, after reading your Blogs I wanted to be strong with you and say that I don't agree with your timing on this matter? Will you sanction me or throw this matter into the positive comments that populate your blog making this look cynical and twisted, or is there space to disagree with you on this matter and have it considered rationally, and have another view expressed that may be closer to the bone, might be hurtful to consider and might possibly be God speaking as well? Love to know your thoughts.
that is a valid point.
If you wanted to bring any issues you disagreed with then why not go and speak with him?
Blog comments are just that - comments, not space for conversation.
heyi just wanted to say you rock and i love coming to hear your sermons on sunday. also its really cool you've been given hope i always saw you in park and every time would say a little prayer for you. dont worry bout people who are being judgemental or critical, just stay special. take care
hi philip as a young widow myself i understand how hard it is to be on your own. but i also know how vunerable you can be. take care and dont be in a rush.
take care
all the best
Hi Phil, I just wanted to encourage you - God is Good. And just in case we inadvertantly ascribe evil to Him (how evil is that!), Jesus himself made this point, particularly when he said "I am the good shepherd." That was just after making it clear that it was "The thief [who] comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." I'm not a pastor or teacher and I'm sure that you have heard these words many times over and over. Listen to the words again, let the Holy Spirit speak to you, it wasn't God's will that your wife was taken from you. That's why we need to pray "your will be done on earth.." Contrary to your blog, God did not "allow it" to happen in a specific, "I have a plan" sense, rather until the Kingdom is here in fullness God's will is not universally played out. God is Good. Bring your Kingdom Lord. I pray that this bring's you peace rather than anger (with me!), I write to you to bless you rather than correct you. Love in the Lord.
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