Almost everyday with Kennady is uneventful.  Well, to us it is.  It is normal.  Ever once in a while, we get a ‘revelation’ of what life would be like without Kennady or with 3 ‘normal’ kids.  Those revelations remind us briefly the challenge of daily care and mobility. However, even those revelations only last a few minutes and then we go back to the thought of “we are really blessed and could have it so much worse”.

It is when we see the difficulty we face and at the same time feel like it is normal and ordinary that we are refreshed with the truth that God’s grace is sufficient.  When there is a ‘thorn in our side’ and God chooses to leave it there, scripture is accurate saying that His grace is enough.  His grace is able to make impossible seem not only possible, but ordinary and normal.

This is a lot different than, suppressing problems, ignoring them or even denying that they are there.  I am convinced that it is terribly unhealthy to ‘push through’ or live in a state of denial. That state of being feels as though you are missing something.  That God hasn’t shown up yet or that you have haven’t earned enough of His favor.  Possibly that you haven’t enough faith.

Erica and I feel like God is completely present, that God is pleased with us, and that our family is living in the way God intended.  We believe that God has the ability to completely restore the health of our daughter.  However, we recognize that he has chosen not to.  This is not our choice. This is God’s choice.  Therefore, we RELY on His grace to help us in the meantime.  Between the time we live today and the time we go to live with Him forever in eternity we fully live in His grace.  Who knows how long that space will last, but relying on His grace to sustain and equip us in the middle is a beautiful place to reside.

If we are to sing Amazing Grace and mean it, how can we know ‘amazing’ without first knowing of a gap that must be crossed or of a trial that must be fought?  Amazing has no intrinsic value unless it is compared with something else of a godless nature.

Life and all of its challenges is the very language God uses to communicate his love and power to us.  Without the imperfections of our everyday journey we are left without a canvas for God’s artistry of Grace.

We recognize it all.  Embrace it all knowing that regardless of the circumstances, the eternality of His grace might just show up right now in the midst of an unanswered prayer.

He makes is alright.  He makes life ordinary and normal.  Thank you Jesus!

This is the second part of a 2 post series on Brokenness.  The first part of this post is here.