If Jesus wasn’t there for her how would he remember her?
I had a pretty lousy childhood, and even at a really young age, I would call out to God to help me. Things never seemed to get better, but I still continued to call out to God. Fast forward 40 years, and I was back home visiting family. I decided to drive by the house I grew up in. As I reached the house, “Lord”, I prayed, “ I don’t hold it against you, but why didn’t you help me when I prayed to You as a child? We were so miserable!” I did not hear an audible reply, but as clear as a bell, the Lord spoke to my heart. He said, “I did help you. You don’t know what would have happened if I hadn’t.”
I can’t tell you how much that comforted me. My mind flashed back to the times my mother had threatened to kill herself. That alone would have caused a cascade of events of untold disaster. God is so good! Because we all have free will, people commit sins and evil. I know it hurts God’s heart to see us suffer. But there is redemption from our suffering in Jesus. Eternity is never-ending. My and my sibling’s sufferings lasted, in the scheme of eternity, but a moment, but we will have forever to have peace and joy in the presence of the Lord. To me, that’s an awesome trade off.
Lucky you!
There are numerous cases where the worst possible outcome occurred. Where the "unthinkable" did happen.
But I guess that you were "special."
Regards,