KLUGMO wrote:yOU KNOW WHO CAN LIFT YOU UP.
Very true.
Sometimes I wish He'd get to it a little sooner though.
But I know I can't leave this world just yet.
My wife has two boys who went to juvie. One just got home, after being gone for a year and 3 months. His sister got to hug him for the first time in a long while, and we all spent the day joking and watching movies, etc...
But we have one more to see through this. The oldest. He may have 3 or 4 YEARS before he is home, unless we find a way to get him home sooner. But I had a strong feeling months ago, that he is going to get released a year or two early, somehow. I'm not sure that this came from God though. Usually I know when it is from God. This was a little cloudier, so I can't say right now, that it was Him giving me that hope.
One thing that touched my heart today though, was that, her 13 year old who just came back home, had his first visit with his counselor today, and the counselor asked him if there were people he trusted in life. He replied "Yes" and when the counselor asked him which people he trusted the most in life, he replied "I trust my step dad more than anyone else."
That just came from his own soul, because... I wasn't able to attend this meeting today. It was just him and his mother with the counselor. And he did say that he trusted her the next most. But everyone else in his family, he only trusts sometimes, and for certain things.
But in 7 years, I have NEVER lied to my step-kids. Not ever, not once.
I guess I've built up a pretty good track record.
Now we are just praying to get his brother home sooner, and our family will be whole again.
I appreciate everyone's prayers and thoughts, cause I know there are several here, who have lifted us up to the Father. And I am ALWAYS grateful when anyone lifts their heart up on our behalf.
Thanks for your encouragment as well brother!
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