His Grace is Sufficient for Me

My adorable daughter, my little Daffodil, was diagnosed today with juvenile onset Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus.

Part of me is so very hurt and angry with God. How could You let this happen again? I want to scream and hit something. That is my human part, and all too often it rules me. Thankfully, there is the other part of me. And that part knows that the Living and Almighty God, who laid the very foundations of the earth, knew this day would come even before he laid those foundations. He knew that my little girl would need parents who were responsible and capable of caring for her, strong and uncompromising in her discipline, merciful whenever possible, and loving always. He knew that she would be encouraged, comforted, and probably challenged by her older brother, afflicted with the same disease almost six years earlier. He knew then and knows now all these things because He is in control. He is sovereign. Nothing — not one thing — happens with out His knowledge.

I know all these things very well, and they give me great comfort. But my heart still hurts.

But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.
— II Corinthians 12:9 (NIV)

Please pray for my beautiful wife and I as we begin this new phase of our family's life caring for two diabetics, for our son who is now no longer the sole diabetic, and for our little Daffodil.