I have struggled with how to write today’s Faithful Friday post. I am experiencing conflicting feelings of joy over the beautiful weather here while also feeling heavy-hearted with the news of the tragedy in Japan. In the face of such devastation and loss, words are so inadequate. As I prayed about what to write today, here are the two things God called me to do:

1) If you say you are going to pray for someone or something.. actually do it. Pray.
I realized how quickly I throw out the platitude “I will be praying for you” or “we should pray for them” but how often I forget to actually pray.

2) Remind yourself of God’s character.
A disaster of this magnitude always brings a multitude of questions, mostly revolving around why? We should not be afraid of these, because God is big enough to handle anything we can throw at him. Come to him with your questions, anger, and fear; wrestle with him over the hard unknowns of life.