The old saying goes, "The good die young" and that is certainly the case in the loss of Jimmy Brisco. His death has really hit this community hard. We have lost too many young people lately. You have to wonder what God is thinking sometimes....to take them so early in life.
I feel so much sympathy for this family. They must be devastated and full of so many questions as to why? Why him? Why now? Why take him when we love him so much? Or need him so much? Why, God, have you done this? I can only imagine what they are going through.
We know that God's ways are higher than our ways and that He thinks on a level way beyond our comprehension and that in the scheme of things, this life is just a blip in eternity, but still we ask God why.
In our humanity, we feel the pain of loss through death probably more so than any other type of pain. We know that physical pain will heal and eventually go away. We know that disappointment will be replaced with happier times and that when someone leaves to go across the country for several weeks, they will eventually be coming back. There is always hope. But a loved one dying, is a pain that we don't think will ever heal and often it never does. Some people never forgive God for taking their loved ones and others understand that God has a plan for each one of us that has nothing to do with our own plans.
God tells us in His Word (NIV):
Psalm 119:76 "May Your unfailing love be my comfort according to Your promise..."
Psalm 34:18 "The Lord is close to the brokenhearted."
Matthew 5:4 "Blessed are they that mourn; for they shall be comforted."
Romans 8:38, 39 "Neither death, nor life...shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
and
Revelation 21:4 "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."
John 14:18 "I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you."
There are many other Scriptures. God has not left us without hope. We know that we serve a living God and that He has prepared a place for us in heaven.
So however overwhelmed you may feel right now, know that God is there for you, waiting for you to come to Him in your suffering. He wants to comfort you and protect you. There are so many prayers going up and so many people reaching out to each other for the hope that the Holy Spirit has given each heart.
Remember to look back in a little while and when you see that there is only one set of footprints, know that God carried you through, then start looking forward to the time that the footprints are all mixed up and you hear yourself laughing as you joyfully dance with the Lord in thanksgiving.
May God shower you with blessings far beyond your understanding.
...........Sharon
Sharon,
ReplyDeleteJimmy was my dear sweet little brother and yes, we don't understand, but we do know that God's ways are higher than our ways and HE always has a plan. So, for now we will put our faith and trust in the ONE who knows and loves us best.
Ada Brisco Pickett
I was thinking of Jimmy today just like every day and how I miss my friend and brother. We both got into the fire dept. About the same time. There is not a fire truck that goes by that I don't think about him and how proud we were of each other when we both made Capt. Even thuought were 300 miles from each other. I miss our deer hunting trips. Every time I get out to Buzzs to hunt with my too boys or just to get out of East Texas I allways got to the spot on the hill looking over the bottoms of Buzzs land where me and Jimmy would sit and talk about what ever we had going on. I sit there for hours sometime I laugh cry and think about life and how I will see Jimmy and his big smile one day. I miss you brother God's speed. Scott A. Self ret. Capt. with 17 yrs. In.
ReplyDeleteToday was the first time I had ever seen this. My daddy was the sweetest man that ever walked this Earth. I miss him more and more every day. This is so sweet Sharon, thank you for honoring my daddy!
ReplyDeleteTaylor Brisco