Thursday, December 11, 2008

THE TESTIMONY OF JESSE ARMSTRONG'S WIFE

A few entries ago I posted the testimony of Jesse Armstrong. Jesse is afflicted with ALS and speaks from a perspective that few have. Here are his wife Lisa’s comments. She penned these at the same time Jesse penned his testimony. May they also be a blessing and a reminder to us all...

"When we are faced with life-changing and devastating circumstances, and there's nothing we can do to change the situation no matter how badly we may want to, we must cling to the truth that God is sovereign and that He allows all things for our good. Although we don't understand how a loss of a loved one can be a good thing, we must trust that it is. What is incomprehensible by our feeble minds is seen in perfect clarity by our Heavenly Father. The promise that carries us through the suffering is that God bestows on us enough of His love and grace to make it through each day. I have had the following words displayed in my kitchen for the past year: "Tried for a season, pure for eternity: When God permits His children to go through the furnace, He keeps His eye on the clock and His hand on the thermostat. His loving heart knows how much and how long." I Peter 1:6,7 (Warren W. Wiersbe)

While Jesse understands that God has called him to be a sign post that life is just a vapor, that we always need to live expecting to meet the Lord tomorrow, I believe Lisa is going to be one of those sign posts of leviathon faith that is gained through passing the stormiest of seas.

Our congregation is truly blessed.

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