We watched as they excitedly went into the room to have their 18 week sonogram, and we saw the devistation on their faces as they found out that their daughter had passed away. Within seconds of finding out, Michelle exclaimed, "The Lord giveth, the Lord taketh away, Blessed be the name of the Lord."
Words cannot describe what an amazing thing that was to hear. Someone had just lost a precious gift, a very loved, very anticipated, very wanted child and they turned around and blessed God. Over the rest of the few days, she talked about giving birth to the baby, holding her tiny hands, and knowing that those tiny eyes would only ever see Jesus. And as they lowered her body into a tiny grave, they sang Jesus Loves Me and talked about how Jubilee was in heaven and one day they would see her again.
Sometimes we don't always know why God does the things he does, sometimes it's to teach us, sometimes it's to teach others. But what I do know, is that Jubilee's impact was big. Being able to see the way her family handled that situation, praising God and knowing that she was never there's to begin with, touched my heart.
One thing I thought about and could see so clearly through all of this is that we all go through deep darkness. But it's how you walk through that darkness that defines your character and that blesses the name of the Lord. So many of us don't really think about the fact that we can bless others, touch others, help others by the way that we handle the dark waters. The thing that we don't often rememeber, but it's so good to is that everyone iswatching and how you handle a situation or go through a hard time can deeply impact others. I thank God for the little life of Jubilee Duggar who was only here for a short time but who touched millions of lives.
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whoa... reading this after my last 24 hours... God is incredible!
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