Dead or Alive
just ended a funeral in my family: my youngest aunt's. she was 43 years & 19 days old when she was called home to be with the Lord. to my non-believing family members, she's gone, totally lost forever. to me & my Christian relatives, she has gone home to Daddy b4 us. is she dead? is she alive? was her spirit still ard for a moment b4 gg home for good, or did she go home immediately when she gave up her last breath?
it was quite a hard time grieving at the loss...sometimes, i found myself asking God, why did He have to take her home so soon? my cousin's getting married in Nov, at least wait till then mah... Daddy simply gave me an answer: she had enough, she had enough. that was enough for me. my aunt was bedridden since she was abt 13 years old. given her frail body, she shld've gone home long ago, but God has been gracious enough to sustain her till now, wat more can we ask for? besides, she really has suffered enough on tt bed for 30 years, practically immobile. Now tt she has gone home to Daddy, she 's totally free, no more pain, no more tears, no more suffering but eternal joy in the presence of God, why r we still sad tt we had "lost" her? i guess, having her lie at the same place for so many years, we r so used to seeing her there, now tt her place is empty...
i believe when God took her home, He has in His mind His own glory, where in His glory, people can find comfort & joy, even at a loss of a loved one. at her wake & funeral services, that was the 1st time ever tt the gospel of God is preached in the family. prior to that, there was no such chance tt the gospel can be preached to the family as a whole. Non-believing relatives began to ask qns, backsliden Christians began to seek God, & Christians grew stronger in unity & in prayer. broken relationships were restored. all these is for the glory of the Lord & i pray tt this will continue to carry on...
Satan was active in our midst in the last few days in our grief. there were quarrels & fights, but God's presence was with us & it only binds Christians to be closer in prayer, learning to trust Him even more.
personally for me, these few days were the times when i prayed & interceded the most for my family & took lead in bringing the younger ones in prayer. thru my aunt's death, the world no longer seems tt real to me while the hope of the glory of God became even more a reality... she is dead in flesh, yet i know she is alive in the presence of God, right at this moment. we miss you, aunt, but i know we will see you again when it's time for us to go home to God...
it was quite a hard time grieving at the loss...sometimes, i found myself asking God, why did He have to take her home so soon? my cousin's getting married in Nov, at least wait till then mah... Daddy simply gave me an answer: she had enough, she had enough. that was enough for me. my aunt was bedridden since she was abt 13 years old. given her frail body, she shld've gone home long ago, but God has been gracious enough to sustain her till now, wat more can we ask for? besides, she really has suffered enough on tt bed for 30 years, practically immobile. Now tt she has gone home to Daddy, she 's totally free, no more pain, no more tears, no more suffering but eternal joy in the presence of God, why r we still sad tt we had "lost" her? i guess, having her lie at the same place for so many years, we r so used to seeing her there, now tt her place is empty...
i believe when God took her home, He has in His mind His own glory, where in His glory, people can find comfort & joy, even at a loss of a loved one. at her wake & funeral services, that was the 1st time ever tt the gospel of God is preached in the family. prior to that, there was no such chance tt the gospel can be preached to the family as a whole. Non-believing relatives began to ask qns, backsliden Christians began to seek God, & Christians grew stronger in unity & in prayer. broken relationships were restored. all these is for the glory of the Lord & i pray tt this will continue to carry on...
Satan was active in our midst in the last few days in our grief. there were quarrels & fights, but God's presence was with us & it only binds Christians to be closer in prayer, learning to trust Him even more.
personally for me, these few days were the times when i prayed & interceded the most for my family & took lead in bringing the younger ones in prayer. thru my aunt's death, the world no longer seems tt real to me while the hope of the glory of God became even more a reality... she is dead in flesh, yet i know she is alive in the presence of God, right at this moment. we miss you, aunt, but i know we will see you again when it's time for us to go home to God...
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