Moving Mountains

January 27, 2019

My friend, Lance, keeps telling me that I need to write some more, but I’ve not really had the focus lately. I keep putting it off telling myself I’ll do it “when.”—When we can finally move back into our house, when it’s summer and I don’t have to worry about work, when the kids are older and don’t require so much attention—But that’s a lie of the enemy trying to keep me from my purpose. I have a perfect picture of the finished product and can’t start because it’s not quite right in my head. I don’t have to write the great American novel in one sitting. I just need to put pen to paper or fingers to keyboard and let the Lord flow through.

So here goes. . .

Today in church, the LORD got ahold of my heart during worship. We were singing the song “Do it Again” by Elevation Worship. We have sung this song many times before and it is a favorite of Pastor Kevin. The lines I really struggled with were:

I’ve seen You move, You move the mountains

And I believe I’ll see You do it again

You made a way where there was no way

And I believe I’ll see You do it again.

To the outside observer, it may appear that the Lord has failed me. So many of us prayed for Tad to be healed. We fully believed we would see the physical healing manifest in the present. We never gave up hope even in his final days. His death was hard for so many because we just knew that if we prayed hard enough or with enough faith, that Tad would get up and walk again. This, of course, was not the outcome. We lost Tad in November, 2017.

Did God fail us? Did we not do enough? How can I sing a song about God moving mountains and believing we’ll see it again when Tad didn’t get healed?

Here’s how . . . because God didn’t fail us. We were obedient and did everything we could. God used all of us who remained faithful and used Tad to reach many. I know that Tad’s soul is with God and he will be raised with the saints when Jesus returns.

Tad’s mountain wasn’t physical. Yes, his earthly body was failing him, but this world is just temporary. Tad’s mountain was spiritual. It’s not my story to tell, but I can tell you that he did indeed win the spiritual battle.

We are selfish humans who want to see the miracles work the way we think they should work. We constantly want to tell God how to do His job. The truth is, humans get diseases and many die, even good Christians. Being a Christian doesn’t keep you from ailments, but it does equip us to deal with them head on because we have a powerful Father who loves us and is by our side no matter what happens. I believe God does want us well. Most of Jesus’ ministry was of healing; so, I know it is important to Him. But, first, and foremost, God is concerned about our eternity. He wants us whole on the inside. I know that Tad had his whole insides healed. He went to be with the Father with a clean slate.

Tad and I chose to reflect God through our circumstances. Anyone who met Tad the last six years of his life saw just that. I hope I can continue to do that and can pass that attitude on to my children. I continue to speak to my mountains because I am assured that my God can move those mountains. I’ve seen Him do it, and I believe I will see Him do it again.