tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705996110962803407.post835141164643158191..comments2011-10-21T09:01:42.888-04:00Comments on Everyday With Zachary: RIP Angela Coxaimeenkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06409749304104382654noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705996110962803407.post-341093964500260282009-03-13T10:40:00.000-04:002009-03-13T10:40:00.000-04:00Aimee - I don't really have any answers to offer y...Aimee - I don't really have any answers to offer you. I've been struggling through the same ones after my husband's 5-year-old nephew made a complete recovery from cancer only to have it recur six months later and take him home to Jesus within a few weeks. I don't understand... like you said - if He was planning to take Caden and Angela home anyway, why drag it out? Why did they have to suffer? I do not believe God is any less God than He was before their deaths; I just realize that I understand less than I thought I did. But, Beth Moore said something Wednesday in the Esther study that I'm doing that struck a chord with me. I've been mulling it over the past two days and it has brought me immense comfort and encouragement. I hope that my passing it along will bring the same to you. <BR/><BR/>Referring to Philippians 1:6, Beth pointed out that our destiny does not end at our death. The good work that He started will be carried on to completion until the day of Christ. And this is what struck the chord with me - "If God should call someone to a death that demands courage, then his/her death must be a HUGE part of their destiny, of their story."<BR/><BR/>I can't wait to hear Caden's and Angela's completed stories in the halls of heaven one day - told by Jesus before the Father and echoed by those whose very souls were affected by them.<BR/><BR/>*hugs* <BR/>Carrie SchmidtMeezCarriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09082724442387837601noreply@blogger.com