Hope, Prayer, Friends
Posted by Andy Giessman at 11/17/2007 1:10 PM and is filed under uncategorized 
The past few days I found myself taking my friend Elijah and his family before God. His mother-in-law suddenly went to be with her Savior. As I have been told the family is clinging to the hope they have in Christ. Peter writes a great deal about hope in his letters. There is a huge difference between worldly hope and biblical hope. People who do not know Christ speak of hope as desiring a certain outcome to any given situation. The biblical definition of hope has two parts: 1. It is always centered around a specific event which is the believer being with Christ. 2. It is always directly connected to one person, Jesus Christ. It is the solid foundation of faith that the writer of Hebrews calls the "anchor of the soul" (Heb 6:19). Elijah, I know you, your wife, and family are firmly anchored and by God's grace you will continue to be. I am praying for you.
Praying for Elijah has also brought back some great memories. Elijah, along with Josh and Nate, spent much time at our house while they were in high school. Becky and I were leaders in their youth group and it was through this group of students we fell in love with ministry. Through many bowls of cereal, gallons of milk, near insulin shock, and the victory dance that would accompany a particularly lethal round of Golden Eye we learned a lot about God, people, and ministry. Thanks, guys.
Praying for Elijah has also brought back some great memories. Elijah, along with Josh and Nate, spent much time at our house while they were in high school. Becky and I were leaders in their youth group and it was through this group of students we fell in love with ministry. Through many bowls of cereal, gallons of milk, near insulin shock, and the victory dance that would accompany a particularly lethal round of Golden Eye we learned a lot about God, people, and ministry. Thanks, guys.
Andy, thanks so much for praying. I just read this entry today (12/18). It was also really neat to have someone come to the viewing that I was connected to, so thanks for telling me through your parents that you were praying for us. This has easily been the hardest time in my life, as I watch my wife grieve. It's hard to think that I can't control the situation, or make it go away, like most things my wife goes through, but the Lord has used the prayers of his people to give us the grace we need.
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