Sorrow & Faith

"There is no sorrow on earth that Heaven cannot heal."

I've heard this quote before but can't place exactly who it should be attributed to. It's particularly poignant to me given the circumstances of the past week or two. There are so many different sorrows that we face here on earth, but they all share one thing in common - profound, heart-wrenching and deeply felt sorrow affects everything. No matter the exact details, sorrow impacts everything it touches. Vibrant sunsets lose their shine. Favorite foods taste dull. Hobbies lose their appeal.

While heaven can in fact heal every earthly sorrow, its not an immediate band-aid fix; at least not in my experience. That's where faith steps in. Faith believes that someday things will be better again once the sorrows subside. Faith believes that heaven's fix will restore the sunset's luster and food's flavor. Faith, while appearing to some to be silly, believes in a future that doesn't feel possible.

It's easy to claim that you have faith. But you won't know how much faith you have until its tested. When you stand before God with a heart full of sorrows and say "Can you fix this, Lord?" That's when you know the extent of your faith and the full extent of God's faithfulness.

I have no idea how the current circumstances that I'm in will work themselves out. But I stand now before God asking Him "Can you fix this?"