Author's Note: This piece is my DWA. I wrote this relation to the book Heaven is for Real. When it seems like there is no faith, well there is. Throughout my piece you will see that God does care for his kids here on Earth.
You’re in the
hospital, your boy laying on the bed. Doctors surrounding your little kid.
You’re outside in the waiting room, trying to get a glance at him, but it’s
just nearly impossible. At this point so many things are running through your
head. That night you come out of the hospital and your son goes “Jesus really, really loves children.”Colton Burpo said
while playing with his cars. That moment when he
closed his eyes you could tell something was different about him. Having faith
during a time like this may sound impractical, but we all should know that when
faith is running thin you still should believe; know that God will take you through
it.
Even though God doesn't sound or
look like he’s there, well he will always be by your side no matter how hard
the situation is. In the book Heaven is for Real, to get through a life
like Colton Burpo you will need to have a lot of faith in God. In the 21st
century, we haven’t quite understood the fact that you need faith to get
through almost anything. With that being said, I was watching a YouTube video
and it was talking about a rare cancer called osteosarcoma, that had taken a 17
year olds life. Being in a situation like this you would need to trust God,
which is a hard thing to do because you don’t understand why this is happening
to your child
Children are gifts of God, but when
something bad happens to them; the frustration gets to the parents. Which
causes stress and slowly losing that feeling of faith. Todd Burpo, Colton’s dad
was extremely frustrated this happened to Colton. Todd wasn't sure how to
express his feelings, he yelled and screamed at God “Why is this happening to
my son?!” God has his ways of answering prayers, even though it may not be the
prettiest, he is here for his kids. If God bring you to it, he will bring
you out of it. Anonymous.
Having faith and still remaining to
be calm is the greatest thing answered prayer God could give you, and even
getting to see your child after any life threatening situation that is a bigger
gift from God. God can show his love for kids in many different ways: like the
way God answered Todd Burpo prayer. God loves his children so much he
sent his son to die on the cross. I don’t think anyone of your parents would be
able to give you up just for you to die on the cross.
God does everything for a reason,
even though it may not seem like it. With the Burpo family they didn't know why
this was happening to Colton, but they realized that anything that God does happens
for a reason. The older you get the more that you begin to understand that. Faith
is a hard part of your life but you know what, we all have to go through it.
God is there for everyone no matter how much you sin or bad is in your life. He also loves each and everyone of you no matter what; he loves his children here on earth.
