As you all know by now, Emily and I began our battle through infertility in 2009. Through that journey there were many times when we felt like God was absent and inattentive to our problems. We couldn't have been further from the truth. Throughout history times that looked bleak and as through God was removed from the situation have turned out to be stories of triumph. We decided to make ours a story of triumph as well, regardless of the outcome. In fact, the greatest story ever told centers around a group of people that thought God didn't show up. Here we are 2000 years later talking about the story that didn't go as anyone thought it would. A holy man crucified mercilessly yet doing so voluntarily so that we can have hope, faith, true love and salvation. Crazy how our plans really just don't matter at all in the scheme of things, but that's exactly how it is supposed to be.
Robin Roberts challenged all of us to, "Make our mess our message" at the recent ESPY awards. What a powerful concept if we are able to look outside our circumstances to help and be helped. We all have a mess. That mess may come masked as a variety of different problems but we all have at least one. Andy Stanley, one of my favorite speakers, discusses these ideas and the times when we feel like God doesn't care in the video posted below. You aren't alone. People have been struggling with the concept of God's presence for thousands of years...
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