A Question We All Ask...

There is a question we all have asked and probably will ask many times throughout the rest of our time on this earth.  That question is "WHY"?  We all have asked God that question.  Whether it is because you have been blessed in some way that you didn't or don't deserve, or it is because something has happened to you or someone you love that you don't understand and don't like.  There have been many times in my life where I have asked God why...  Another one of those times came this week.

One of my former Students and Youth Staff members from when I was the student pastor at Callaway Park Church in LaGrange was diagnosed with Stage 4 Colon Cancer.  I must admit, my eyes immediately filled with tears and there were no words that I could comprehend to even speak.  Right away I felt angry and asked God, "How does a 24 year old young man have Stage 4 Colon Cancer?"  WHY GOD?  A person with so much potential and influence.  After speaking with my friend Josh or as some would refer to him as Phat-J, I was uplifted by his attitude toward this whole process.  And I remembered that we are not promised another minute on this earth and that ultimately God is in control of our life and it's His plan that is important not our own.  So I trust that the God of all healing will heal my friend and will cause His story and influence to increase so that he can bring Glory and Honor and Fame to the name of Christ.

Pray for my friend Josh Pressley.  Pray that his faith never waivers and that the work that God has begun in Him will be completed.