When things go from HARD..to hardER
and you lose a loved one.
Today I am with Marsha in Nashville. I wish I could say I was here on vacation, and not here on the basis of why I am, but that's not the case. My best friend since childhood passed away on Christmas Eve. I cannot imagine the trauma Mike's family is going through. Our hearts are broken and words cannot describe how much we will miss him. I will be preaching at his funeral, and that might be one of the toughest things I've ever had to do.
If you've ever lost a loved one, you know the confusion and the pain.
Sometimes when you don't always understand why everything happens, that's when you've just got to stay true to what you know. Keep you heart firm in the basics and just keep taking one step at a time forward. Push through as hard as you need to, to make it. And one day, everything will be explained and we will know.
But until then, know that God is love. He laid down His life for us, and when we accept that gift, we receive eternal life. The Bible says this life is but a vapor (James 4:13 & 14), but what comes after, is beyond compare.
- It is a place of no sorrow, no tears, no hurt, no pain but unending joy and fullness of joy in every way. It is, Heaven; where we will all be united again one day.
Please keep Mike Tyler's family in your prayers.
They need comfort, strength, guidance, the overwhelming peace that only God can give and just the awareness of His closeness & presence.
Thank you,
Mikel
