Faith: Goodbyes

Suffering sucks. In the natural its the worst feeling ever to suffer. To go through afflictions. Spiritually though it is written that "many are the afflictions of the righteous". but it is also said that the Lord delivers us from them ALL. And I have questioned time and time again the type of deliverance that is given. Can it be death where you find the peace? And I think I know my answer...

my brothers and sisters on my dads side have a cousin who i got to meet unfortunately at the time of his mothers death a year ago. And we finally got a chance to talk through out this year. He suffered deeply and greatly. And tonight his deliverance was given. sadly in his natural life being taken. I am sad because he was so young and because I know it will hurt my family and because I know that it reminds me again of how inevitable it is. 

I turned to the scriptures to find my peace and in 1 Corinthians 15, starting at verse 12 I run across "the resurrection of the dead". It talked about how when a seed is sown it does not grow up in the same shape/form it was planted..."So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable; it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power;  it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body."(v.42-44)

He will/has found deliverance. I am sorry my family has to grieve again for yet another so quickly. I hate being reminded. I may not want to live forever but I want it to be long enough to see my children's children, if not a few more. 

R.I.P.D.