Have you ever wondered where God is in the midst of tragedy and sorrow? I can only speak from my own experience and say that He never left my side when I received the news that my beautiful Candy had passed away at 29 years old while I was away in Israel in 2000. And then my youngest daughter Dana, also at 29 years old, left this earth eighteen months later in 2001 to join her sister in heaven, leaving a mother with an empty heart but not alone.
The pain was so deep and wide that I could hardly breathe, but yet my hands went up into the air to Praise His Name! There was a tangible Presence of the Lord that wrapped around me like a warm blanket, and He whispered in my ear that Candy and Dana were dancing in heaven and that I would see them one day. My Lord told me how much He loved me and that all of heaven would help me get through this dark pit of my soul into a place of joy that comes in the morning. I can say today in 2019 that I have risen from tears of sorrow to shouts of joy because my King lives and has never left my side!
Deuteronomy 31:8 The LORD himself will go ahead of you. He will be with you. He will never leave you. He'll never desert you. So don't be afraid. Don't lose hope!
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