Oh death where is your sting?



So I promised to tell you about what has been happening in my life.  I have good news and bad news. I just said that because many tv shows always say that. I heard someone say there is no bad weather only bad clothing. I guess in the same way we could say there is no bad news only bad thinking or interpretation of a situation but the jury is still out on that one. My faith has been put to the test recently and I am still reeling in the shock of some events that have happened. I am not sure where to begin so I will just start in the middle. I have a nephew who was shot in a car hijacking incident. He fought for his life for about three months and  died in mid-June this year. For a while my life came to a standstill as I just could not imagine losing him. Like I said in my last post, I prayed and gave God instructions that He could not allow him to die.  I wondered if God cared about the pain I felt and carried with me as I prayed and asked him to heal my nephew. I wondered if God cared about the pain my nephew went through.

As I write this post I have many questions,  I wonder  sometimes if there is something I could have done to change the way things turned out? I wonder sometimes if God is there and if He is able to heal like He says in His word. I wonder if this is how life was meant to turn out for my nephew. These are questions I ask myself and can only wonder what God thinks or says. I am grateful for the times I shared with my nephew and while I have so many questions I want to remember   the great times and the great conversations we had. I will always remember how opinionated he was.  I could always count on him to tell  me exactly what he thought about any and everything. He had strong opinions about politics, food, people and everything. He was my football fundi and I knew I could rely on him to get an update on any current news.   I once worked in an office where daily conversations  centred on football. I didn’t follow football much but  my nephew “schooled” me on the topic so that I was able to drop a few names and be part of the office chit chat.

He was intelligent and lived life to the fullest. I will miss our great conversations and his sense of humour.  So many things remind me of him. Small things trigger memories of times we spent together and the  conversations we had.  To top it all, he gave his all to whatever he did and that always inspired me to give my best as well. He was taken in his prime and had so many dreams he left unfulfilled! 

The Bible says, “Oh death where is your sting.” Why? Because we know death is not final, it may be final here on earth, but There is life after death. 

Till we meet again… 

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