How Are You?

“I’m better than I was yesterday because I am one day closer to being with my Lord.” Too often, the pain, grief, loss and disappointments of this world fill our heart with the wrong things. To prevent this we need to follow the biblical examples of Godly responses to worldly afflictions. David was devastated by the illness of his son. He was with him constantly, even to the point of neglecting his own physical needs. However when his son died, the scripture says that David got up, washed, anointed himself, changed his clothes, went to the house of the Lord and worshiped. Then he went to his own house, requested food and ate (2 Sam. 12:20). He explained his actions by saying, “Now he has died; why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me” (2 Sam….