Comments on: Where I Am

By: Jason Rubin

Jason Rubin — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 04:49:44 +0000

Someone has to be Job.
His suffering wasn’t for anything he did or didn’t do, but it did have a purpose. Purpose or not, it didn’t make it suck any less for Job.
We’ll never know God’s reasons for the things that happen to us or the ones we love. To me, it doesn’t break my faith, it just reinforces how little I understand of how He works. I may be mad at Him, but I still believe. If I ever truly lost that, I’d really crumble and fall.
Shannon and I always tried to turn the “why us?” into “why her?”. If Elliot had to be born into this world with all his problems, then who better to care for him than two loving parents like yourselves that have the means and ability to give him the care and love he needs.
Still, it sucks to be Job.

By: Brea

Brea — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:40:49 +0000

I’m praying for you and your family, that you will be sustained day by day and have all you need for each moment. Thanks for sharing your struggles.

By: Kat

Kat — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 04:48:48 +0000

Thanks for your honesty. What you’re feeling is very normal while being in this situation. It’s okay to question why. I feel your faith will grow stronger through this experience.
I will continue to pray for Elliot and for you and Sunette.
Hugs!
Kat (Eric’s Mom)

By: jmom@lotsofscotts

jmom@lotsofscotts — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 02:53:24 +0000

Greetings from an old C-town acquaintance. My hubby & I struggled through infertility after saving ourselves for marriage (while my little sister got pregnant outside of marriage at 19 years old) We then had 4 months of hispitalization between me & the triplets–and a nearly life ending complication for me.
I am 3 1/2 years out and I can tell you my faith is richer…truly, authentically richer as a result of that experience.
The hardest lesson I have had to learn is that no one promised a fairy tale life on this Earth. It is about God’s glory and our sanctification…nothing more.
Jen Young Scott

By: Jabulani Jonny

Jabulani Jonny — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:48:29 +0000

I am really just overwhelmed at the response you guys have shown. Thank you for the encouraging words and the wisdom you’ve shared. Believe me when I say that it helps to hear it.

By: Dustin

Dustin — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 06:20:25 +0000

my heart goes out to you my friend. i am so very sorry you are going through this struggle right now. i don’t know why God allows bad things to happen to us, seems like that might be the ultimate question. is He a big kid with a magnifying glass burning ants or a loving Hero ready to swoop in and save the day? i have struggled with these questions more than one time in my life and at one point felt so low i nearly ended my own life. so when i say i feel you, i really do feel you bro. the only thing i can say is that i just believe. there is something deep down in my core that screams out that Creator is on my side and that even though things might not go my way He is still with me. i pray that you have this feeling deep down in your core, and if you aren’t currently feeling it, it’s o.k., it doesn’t change that fact that He is still there.
Please let me know if there is anything i can do for you or your family.

By: Crystal Renaud

Crystal Renaud — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 04:52:45 +0000

praying for you.

By: kristie

kristie — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 04:02:55 +0000

My prayers are with you. All that comes to mind is Genesis 32:28 ‘you have struggled with God and with men and have overcome.’

By: jeff atwood

jeff atwood — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 03:57:27 +0000

Johnny – i can only offer you hope in what we have lived. We share the context of a child with a raft of challenges, our daughter Madison had bacterial meningitis when she was six months old and as a result has all kinds of issues. I can tell from your post the heartache and questions (anger?) you have towards God. I have walked in your shoes and wish I could oiffer you an instant bit of advice, but all I can share is that God does keep His promises, the really hard part (for the near term) is that it is just so much easier to see how He keeps those promises years down the road.

By: Tamara Cosby

Tamara Cosby — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 03:15:46 +0000

I am not sure if you even feel like doing this but I have a family I think you might appreciate. They lost their little girl to Trisomy 18…she lived for approximately a week. I think their faith is unexplainable and amazing…so I thought I would share
http://conorbootheandgirls.blogspot.com/