Several months ago, my brother who's a Christian abandoned following the Lord to live a lifestyle of sin that is so clearly spoken against in Scripture. My parents and I barely hear from him any more. A few days ago, my only sister who's a believer and had been my best friend growing up was granted a divorce from a great Christian guy who was her husband of two years. Several months ago she had met an atheist man whom she now claims she loves. It is mind-boggling indeed, how badly Satan can trick and deceive believers to get them off the path of righteousness and from following the Lord!

So many times i asked the Lord why He was letting things go on as they are; how could He stand by and let my family fall apart like this? But through His Word, through encouragement from fellow believers, and through songs like this, He has given me a foothold for my faith. My Father and my God has never changed even though we do; we allow our lusts, our pleasures and Satan to get in the way and steal our eyes away from where they should be, from gazing on our Lord in glory. And then we fall.

But this is not the end of their story, my brother's and sister's. My parents and I are praying that they will come back to the Lord (their "first love"), that my sister and former brother-in-law will be reconciled, and that both my brother and sister will be restored into fellowship in the family of God. He can use our tragedies and failures for His glory. "But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible." Matt. 19:26

Thanks again for the beautiful song and for your encouragement; may God bless and keep you!