God's Glory Church

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted, and saves the humbled in spirit. — Psalm 33:19
The morning my son Allen was born, the doctor sat in the chair by my bed and said, “Something is wrong…” Our son, so healthy on the outside, had a life-threatening defect and needed immediate surgery.

When the doctor says that “something is wrong” with your child, everything in life changes. Fear of the unknown future can break your spirit and you can barely move forward, desperately needing God’s help. “Why would a loving God let this happen?” you think. “Does He really care about my child? Is He with me?” These and other thoughts shook my faith that morning.

Then my husband Hiram came and heard the sad news. When the doctor left, he said, “Jolin, let’s pray.” I nodded and he took my hand. “Thank you, Father, for giving us Allen,” he prayed. “He’s yours, God. Not ours. You loved him before we knew he existed. And he’s yours. Be with him when and where we can’t be. Amen.”

Hiram was always a man of few words. But that day, when my heart was broken, my spirit was broken, and my faith weakened, God gave him words that I could not have said. In those moments, firmly holding my husband’s hand, in deep silence, swallowing tears, I felt that God was very close.

How has God through other people strengthened you when your spirit was broken? Psalms can help you pray if you can’t find the right words.
The best friend is the one who prays for you.
Author: Jolene Philo