As an add-on to yesterday’s post and thinking and treasuring all the beautiful comments that were left … my thoughts were turned to Steven Curtis Chapman.  Well, specifically when I listened to this song throughout the day.

The Chapman family lost their 5 year old daughter last year, May 21, 2008.  Not to rehash the tragic event, but I believe it’s important to the complete story and ultimate testament of faith.  The short of it is, Maria Sue was accidentally backed into by her older brother, who was pulling out of the driveway.  She tragically died.

You can imagine the pain, grief and questioning that the family {friends and world around} went through.

But ultimately, their faith and trust in God is what got them through it.

Steven recently released this song … I love it.  It gives me hope, inspiration, encouragement … and continued faith in our Lord above.

Heaven Is The Face {Steven Curtis Chapman}

Heaven is the face of a little girl
With dark brown eyes
That disappear when she smiles.
Heaven is the place
Where she calls my name
Says, “Daddy please come play with me for awhile.”

{chorus}

God, I know, it’s all of this and so much more,
But God, You know, that this is what I’m aching for.
God, you know, I just can’t see beyond the door.
So right now…

Heaven is the sound of her breathing deep,
Lying on my chest, falling fast asleep while I sing.
And Heaven is the weight of her in my arms,
Being there to keep her safe from harm while she dreams

{chorus}

Bridge:
But in my mind’s eye I can see a place
Where Your glory fills every empty space.
All the cancer is gone,
Every mouth is fed,
And there’s no one left in the orphans’ bed.
Every lonely heart finds their one true love,
And there’s no more goodbye,
And no more not enough,
And there’s no more enemy (no more).

Heaven is a sweet, maple syrup kiss
And a thousand other little things I miss with her gone.
Heaven is the place where she takes my hand
And leads me to You,
And we both run into Your arms.

Oh God, I know, it’s so much more than I can dream.
It’s far beyond anything I can conceive.
So God, You know, I’m trusting You until I see
Heaven in the face of my little girl,
Heaven in the face of my little girl.

And then … I found this clip.  Amazing!  Just amazing …

I want to mention … I was trying to encourage someone who is having a hard time understanding why God would take the innocent, the faithful, the good … what about all the evil in the world … why not one of them?

As I mentioned yesterday, we don’t have answers to that.  And it’s not for us to understand … only to accept and trust in His plan.

At the same time though, if you don’t understand … if you question … that. is. okay!  I just beg you not to bottle it.  I beg you to pray about it.  Talk to God, yell at God.  Let Him know you’re upset with him … it’s okay to do that.  What is not okay, is to keep it inside.  When you do that, you’re allowing the enemy to get in and feed those feelings.

Did you notice the verse in Steven’s song … “no more enemy” … I feel that may be what he was referring to.  Satan will take any opportunity he can to get inside your already questioning mind and take it even further away from God.

Please don’t let that happen.  Your loved one would not want that for you.