We Believe With Hope
WE BELIEVE WITH HOPE by Steven Curtis Chapman click here to view video
Dear Lord, thank You for loving us. You are our Daddy, Abba, Father. We love you so much, Father, and we thank you that we can come boldly before Your throne of GRACE. We Believe With Hope. And we Believe we will see their face again. Finding Hope to carry on when death turns your world Upside Down.
2024 has been a year to remember! A year of loss that shook me to my core >> the LOSS of Cathy Porter, my precious sister. Thus, the start of this journey began when The Holy Spirit told me to take a sabbatical from the ministry and just REST. He knew I would need my strength to endue what was about to change my life forever.
WITH HOPE
Below are THE FIRST THREE ARTICLES of this grieving journey that changed my life:
CELEBRATION OF LIFE > AFTER THE TEARS
LONGING TO SEE YOU AGAIN
During this time of grieving and mourning, youwillwantto.com took a giant step forward and became an official 501-3C ministry! Hallelujah and Amen to the glory of God. And this provided Star Bice and Nancy Carey a new title of ORDAINED MINISTER. Hallelujah and Amen to the glory of God. And this led to us joining Andrew Wommack A.R.M.I. Association of Related Ministers. Their purpose is to equip ministers for success through relationships, community, and resources through Andrew Wommack Ministries.
After many attempts to access the website to no avail, I walked away from the attempts and decided to come back again later. The timing was a DIVINE CONNECTION. As I continued to fight back the sudden tears of her loss and continued to cry out to GOD, ‘When will the tears stop?” the divine answer came.
WITH HOPE COMES DIVINE ANSWER
HE PROVIDED THE DIVINE ANSWER the week of 08/05/24. I heard that still small voice reminded me to try again, and so I did. WOW!!! It worked! And then I was led to the Resource Tab and then Blog Posts. And I clicked on Webinar with Charlie & Jill LeBlanc. They are gifted song writers, musicians and singers. I attended an event hosted by Andrew Wommack Ministries about five years prior where they performed.
UNBEKNOWNST to me, it was GOD answering my CRY of why my TEARS continued to fall for Cathy. Their webinar was about their book titled …
WHEN LOSS COMES CLOSE TO HOME
Finding Hope to Carry On When Death Turns Your World Upside Down
by Charlie & Jill LeBlanc
They lost their son, Beau, at 23 years old and the book is their journey throught the endless tears. Just what I needed … God heard my prayer and provided the answer through His precious children’s journey.
Hence, I IMMEDIATELY ORDRED THEIR BOOK and anxiously awaited its arrival. The day it arrived, immediately after work, I opened the book and was spellbound with each word. It was a story of great loss and so many questions of WHY. 250 pages of years of broken hearts over the loss of their precious Beau. A young man whose life would light up the world.
We Believe With Hope and we Believe we will see their face again.
Their journey is one of great loss, despair, endless questions of why. And then a glimpse of joy knowing their son’s story would touch the heart of many grieving families > OF WHICH I AM ONE! Their story gave me the peace I needed to understand the grieving process > and not to be ashamed of the tears! They are cleansing tears. Hallelujah and Amen to the glory of God.
HEALING JOURNEY
We Believe With Hope that we will see their face again. Finding Hope to Carry On When Death Turns Your World Upside Down.
Their testimony opened my floodgate of tears as I related their loss with Cathy. I felt like they were writing about my experience with her loss. And since I closed the book on the last page, I felt such a release of sorrow. I still miss my precious Cathy, but the tears are subsiding because of this book. It is full of scriptures from GOD to US. He knows all about grief.
A QUOTE stands out through the pages of this book … JESUS WITH THE SKIN ON. As Jesus was a man of great compassion, so are we to be. Sometimes it takes just LISTENING in QUIET to their story that brings comfort. They quoted:
[Job 2:13 KJV] 13 So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that [his] grief was very great.
His friends sat with him for seven days … QUIET. But he knew they were there to comfort him. A great example to follow.
EXPECTATION OF THINGS TO COME
There’s a place where we’ll see their face again!
WHEN LOSS COMES CLOSE TO HOME is a MUST-READ BOOK for those who lost a loved one. It is full of examples, scriptures and testimonials that will touch the core of your heart, as they did mine. Since I finished reading this book, I have tried the follow Jill’s motto > JESUS WITH THE SKIN ON > to provide comfort to those experiencing loss >>> HIS GREAT LOVE FOR THEM.
As The Holy Spirit always does, I was led to a song that touched my heart! And yes, tears flowed. This seems to be my signal of the perfect song to share.
Just as the book, ‘WHEN LOSS COMES CHOSE TO HOME” was an answer to prayer, WITH HOPE by Steven Curtis Chapmen, was as well. The Holy Spirit knows what we need when we need it. Hallelujah and Amen to the glory of God. As I listened to the lyrics, I felt a peace knowing Cathy is walking in heaven with Jesus and that I will see her again when I get to heaven!!!
We Believe With Hope. We Believe we will see their face again!
WITH HOPE
- ‘Cause we know our goodbye is not the end, oh no
- And we can grieve with hope
- ‘Cause we believe with hope
- (There’s a place by God’s grace)
[Rom 15:13 KJV] 13 Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
- And I imagine you
- Where you wanted most to be
- Seeing all your dreams come true
- ‘Cause now you’re home
- And now you’re free, and …
- There’s a place where we’ll see your face again
[Rev 21:4 KJV] 4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
- There’s a place where we’ll see your face again
- We’ll see your face again
- The wisdom of God’s plan
ETERNITY
IF you have not accepted Jesus into your heart, now it is the time. He is waiting to hear from you. In a moment, your life can change from a sinner to Christian!
OPEN YOUR HEART to your SAVIOR.
THANK YOU
Dear Lord, THANK YOU for giving comfort to those who have lost a loved one. You never promised us a forever life on this earth; but you did promise us a FOREVER ETERNAL LIFE in heaven with You once we accept You as our Lord and Savior.
Therefore, the journey to overcome loss continues > but not always with tears. The longer we service JESUS, the sweeter He grows in our life. As Jill’s quote continues to evade my thoughts, “Jesus With The Skin On,” I’m reminded of the scripture:
[2Co 3:18 KJV] 18 But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, [even] as by the Spirit of the Lord.
As we continue to experience love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control (FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT) when we follow Jesus and walk in His steps. But during our days on earth, we will experience LOSS of a loved one, either family or friend. But for me, I will now be able to handle the process better because of Charlie and Jill’s experience that led them to write their book to share with the world.
QUOTE
Also, another quote from Charlie and Jill that I will always remember, “DO NOT COMPARE YOURSELF WITH ANYONE ELSE WHO IS GRIEVING – your grief is unique to you!” As I reflect over the losses in my life, I can associate with this statement. I grieved differently with the loss of my parents vs. relatives vs. friends!
As I LOOK BACK over my life, one thing is for certain… the JOY OF THE LORD does return because I know Cathy knew the LORD and she is rejoicing in heaven … no more sorrow or pain. And, I will see her again in heaven.
We Believe With Hope and we Believe we will see their face again.
For the ones that didn’t, it reminds me to be more etermined to share the GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST to the lost and hurting world. When we present ourselves as, “JESUS WITH THE SKIN ON” others will SEE JESUS IN US.
My final words about GRIEVING for this article. I pray that YOU will want to be “JESUS WITH THE SKIN ON” and proudly share the GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. For those who are grieving, be aware of the grieving process … and, just maybe, you will the one who will sit with them for seven days as they process their grief. SILENCE can be a HEALER.
PERSONAL TESTIMONY
Without a doubt, GOD IS SO GOOD and HE always has a divine time of connection for us. After I finished reading this GOD INSPIRED BOOK, I had to make a trip to WALMART to buy a pair of casual pants for an upcoming business trip. On Sunday, August 11, 2024, all day long I kept telling myself to GO, but continued to hesitate until 2 pm when I FELT COMPELLED TO GO. And the “complelled to GO at that time” was a divine connection waiting to happen for me to share my testimony of LOSS and the book, WHEN LOSS COMES CLOSE TO HOME! While searching for the pants, and with no assistance from the salespeople, a women walked past me with clothes handing across her arm. SO, I taped her on the shoulder and asked if SHE COULD direct me to the casual pants.
DIVINE CONNECTION in HIS PERFECT TIMING!
Meanwhile, as we chatted about the pants, she asked what I did as a career and they led me to share my story, which as it turned out, opened the door to share about my loss of Cathy. Not what I intended to share …but once the words were out of my mouth, tears fell down her cheeks. She recently lost her mother. And then … the words, “JESUS WITH THE SKIN ON” came out of my mouth as did a recommendation for her to read, WHEN LOSS COMES COSE TO HOME!” I did as Job’s friends did … and JUST LISTENED to her tell her story. AND …. I left with NO CASUAL PANTS … it was not the reason I was sent there!!!
We Believe With Hope and we Believe we will see their face again.
The world is everchanging and loved ones will pass. We were never promised eternity on this earth! So as I close this chapter on GRIEF of my precious sister, Cathy Porter, Ms. Wheelchair MD 2007 and Ms. Wheelchair MD 2008 People’s Choice Award Winner, I can say with all honesty, I am healing from her loss. Some tears will still fall, but I am equipped now to wipe the tears away as I remember her in heaven!
Thank you, Chairle & Jill LeBlance, for writing your story of GRIEF that has helped me overcome mine!
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- PROSPEROUS
[3Jo 1:2 KJV] 2 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
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