I
made the joke at the beginning of July that I wanted to title every blog for
that month “Is it August yet?” Well, now
that July is in the rearview mirror. I
thought you all might be interested to know how it was for me to live through the
one-year anniversary of my dad’s passing.
I bring this up because I hope it will benefit those of you are walking
through your own valley of the shadow of death.
Frankly,
I’m glad that it is now August because the whole month of July of 2016 was
difficult. It was much more difficult
than I expected it to be. The closer it got to
the anniversary day of his passing away, the more difficult it became.
I realized that you have to be ready for memories to bubble up to the
surface and tightly grip your emotions. Perhaps
your journey has included recent loss and grief like mine. Let me tell you something for your
information: the year mark is a danger zone.
Be vigilant. Be on your
guard. It won’t be easy.
I
decided to look back at all of the blogs I wrote since last July. At one point, I made the comment that losing
a parent is a defining moment. Indeed it
is. I’ve had other defining moments in
my life, and they were all important events as well. But this one is, without a doubt, the
most difficult to swallow. Never have
these words been so apropos than this fatherless chapter of my life: “Trust in
the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding”
(Proverbs 3:5). Let me declare, to the
glory of God alone, that if I didn’t have my hope, faith, and trust in God, I’m
not sure how I would have gotten through these hard days.
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