Faith Friday

schulme2

Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
--2 Corinthians 4:16-18

Do you do anything special to remind yourself of your strength in your faith on holidays/anniversaries?

Any new struggles/revelations this week?

stefuge

Do you do anything special to remind yourself of your strength in your faith on holidays/anniversaries?
Well, I haven't made it through an anniversary yet, but over the holidays I was just praying for strength, praying to get through it.

Any new struggles/revelations this week?
This past week I made my blog public (I have been blogging since pregnant with DS1 and then all through Colton's pregnancy and our loss) and had set it to private but really felt God nudging me to make it public. After doing so, I felt as though I had nothing to write about and prayed about it and within half an hour had a number of ideas come to mind. It was an exciting reminder that God is working and just how important community is for me as I deal with my grief.

veetveet

I've lost my faith in bits and pieces over the years. This was the icing on the cake. It will never return.

kflynn81

Do you do anything special to remind yourself of your strength in your faith on holidays/anniversaries?   We lost our Jack right before Christmas which was a major blow to my faith for sure. We havent come upon any anniversaries just yet so I'm not quite sure.

Any new struggles/revelations this week?   It took nearly two months for me to come to this conclusion but as painful as this is and as much as I still cry over my baby, I think I'm going to be ok. I still do struggle, and probably always will, with the "Why". A few weeks before I got pregnant my best friend passed away so its been a rough 6 months for my relationship with God.

jonahsma

Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. --2 Corinthians 4:16-18 

Do you do anything special to remind yourself of your strength in your faith on holidays/anniversaries? I just try to pray through the day. Step by step and know that even though the enemy tries to take me down... he will not win this.... 

 Any new struggles/revelations this week?

Every day is a struggle, everyday is a day that brings me closer to God . It is because of him that i am alive when somedays i feel like i am dying.

GymSpaz26

Do you do anything special to remind yourself of your strength in your faith on holidays/anniversaries? Not especially. Christmas was hard, but just a good, special time with my family. Haven't gotten to a major anniversary yet.

Any new struggles/revelations this week? This week and really the last couple weeks I've just felt this assurance and peace that God is Good. Despite what has happened, despite my roller coaster of emotions, God is still Good. He is still the same God He was before our son died. And He is just. I don't understand it in the context of losing our son, but I know it deep down inside. He is good and He is just. Our son's name means God is Just. Every time I say his precious name I am reminded of who God is.

stefuge

You ladies have encouraged me today!  ((hugs))

rrive008

Do you do anything special to remind yourself of your strength in your faith on holidays/anniversaries? 

everything happened in January, so right after the holidays. we're already planning on going away for the holidays this year. we just want to go away, and avoid whatever pain Christmas and new years will bring. 

Any new struggles/revelations this week?  

it's been really tough for me. I have always had faith but I was never as devout as my husband. Little by little with the pregnancy I became more and more devout. when things went bad, I tried really hard to have faith and trust in God that things would be ok. I trusted blindly, and then she was gone. To me, that was a punch to the gut and now I'm just angry. My husband remains faithful and continues to trust God. I on the other hand, am angry and I'm taking a step back. One thing that helps though is something someone posted on this board, which is that it is ok to be angry and God understands. So while I'm angry right now and feel betrayed, I know I'll eventually go back to being as faithful as I was before. For now, I just need to be angry and have my moment.