This post was originally written two years ago today. It was my very first blog post. I thought it was appropriate to bring it back today. I will say that as I re-read this post, I can praise the Lord that He has lessened my anxiety about the future for my children. Even as we approach this election, it would be easy to fear for our country, but I know that God hand-picks the leaders of this world for a divine and ultimate purpose. We need not fear! Our God is an awesome God. He is in control. And He is working out His plan. To the families and friends of those who perished in the massacre of 9/11, I am praying for you today.
Ask my family. I am a person who never remembers anything. But I will forever remember what I was doing and where I was the day the twin towers were hit. I was seven months pregnant with my son Cody. I was on my way to bible study and I heard the morning D.J.s at my favorite radio station, WMBI, speaking gravely as they described what had just happened. My thoughts quickly moved from the horror of what I was hearing to my younger sister, Darci. She was living on the outskirts of NYC at the time and I immediately dialed her on my cell phone. Nothing. I called my family in Indiana and we began praying that she was alright. It would be many hours before we would finally get through to her and realize she was safe.
I remember turning the car around and heading back home, believing I would be safer at home instead of going to my bible study that morning. Looking back, I would have been better off being with my sisters in Christ than turning on the TV and not moving from it until my husband arrived home from work later that evening. What kind of world was my unborn child going to come into? A world full of terrorism, fear, hatred, and distress?
I finally reached for my Bible after crying and staring at my television for the majority of the day. It was there that the Lord comforted me in my distress by His promises in Isaiah 40:11. It reads, "He tends His flock like a Shepherd; He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to His heart; He gently leads those that have young." I remember feeling peace in my spirit for the first time that day.
At this five-year anniversary, I am still prone to fear, anxiety, and uncertainty about our nation's future (and what kind of world my children will be living in years from now), but 9/11 taught me that in the midst of adversity, ours is a God who is still bigger and greater than any terrorist plot could ever be. For me, today will be a reminder that where I need to be is on my knees before my God and King.
4 comments:
It hardly seems possible that we're 7 years past that day. So much has changed, hasn't it? Yet the Lord is constant-thank goodness. He always brings us through the valleys.
Hi Happi, I live in a far away country and for the past few months have been reading your's and some of your friends' blogs whenever i find time.. but today when i read your blog i thought i would post a comment.. i know what a tragedy 9/11 had been.. and i pray for all the victims.. however, i also want you to think and have more understanding of what your country is doing to other parts of the world ... please remember all the innocent people dying in different parts of the world in your prayers too...
I remember exactly what I was doing that day. I was at work when someone came in and said that they heard on the radio that a plane just crashed into the twin towers. I remember being completely in shock, thinking it might be a mistake and also knowing that I did not know enough about our country. All I wanted to do was get to my kids and be with them. I had to wait until work was over but I remember getting to them and holding them and crying and them not understanding what had happened. I was so scared for our safety, like a terrorist is going to bomb our midwestern town. I was just SO scared for our lives, our future. I got my tubes tied two days later and appreciated being put to sleep so my mind would stop for a minute. I don't watch the news anymore unless something specific is on that I need to see. I saw enough disaster on tv to last a lifetime. Our country was changed forever that day.
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