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God Delivers Through Brokenness - Max Lucado
"Other people hang calendars and favorite quotes; I have a framed X-ray. The picture is an axial view of a decimated hip. A jarring car crash left it broken in two places. The breakage was just one of several the victim suffered. Doctors feared for her life, and they feared for the life of her child. An unborn, seven-month-old infant occupies center stage of the X-ray, floating blissfully unaware of the breakage around him."
"Dr. Michael Wirth, who gave me the image, said, “We wondered, ‘Can both mother and child survive? If not, do we take the mother and lose the child? Lose the mother and save the child?’” They never had to make the choice. The mother lived, the baby was delivered, and Michael kept the X-ray as a reminder: God delivers life through brokenness. Broken families, hearts, dreams—even broken people."
From Mike: Most of us know of stories like this. You may have a similar personal story. Some call it a miracle. There may be someone who reads this and says but God did not save my family. TELL ME WHY?
I don't believe there is an answer that will instantly wipe away their hurt! Ask them to focus on the following verses over a period time and let them know you will pray for them. These verses require a faith in God to have any understanding and will not provide instant comfort.
Isaiah 55:8-9 – “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways,” says the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Proverbs 3:5-6 - "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths."
If you have thoughts on this let me know!
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