Hello--
My grandpa passed away about two weeks ago. I was prepared for it, he was in the nursing home and was getting weaker as the days went on. Even though I was prepared for it, my heart still ached.
I didn't really tell anyone about it because I wasn't sure how to bring it up. Do I send my friends a text? I was not going to post on social media, so I remained quite. My friends heard through their parents etc.
After awhile I did contemplate sharing the death of my grandpa on social media because of the amazing story there was to tell. I didn't, but now I've decided to blog about it. A minster for my grandpa's funeral emailed me and asked for a memory or thought on my grandpa. Here's what I emailed back...
When I think of my grandpa, many things come to mind. It’s hard to pick just a couple memories when there are so many. When I think of my grandpa I think of a stubborn but loving man, I also think of my biggest answered prayer.
Starting in high school every time I would see him I would silently say to God, “I love him so much, if I love him this much, I can’t imagine how much You love him. So please soften his heart, let him see You and accept You.”
I would pray that prayer with so much passion but honestly I doubted that my prayer would be answered. The night before I left for California for the semester I found myself praying this prayer in my room. I thought there was a chance I would never see him again.
I have never prayed as hard as I did that night. My soul ached as I was begging God to save him. I believed He could but I believed He wouldn’t.
Then one day when I was in California, my mom called me and told me my grandpa accepted Jesus and was going to get baptized. God answered my prayer.
So now when I’m having moments of doubt, I can just think of my grandpa and be reminded that prayer changes things. Prayer is in fact powerful.
Praise the Lord for his mercy, endless love, and my grandpa.
Matthew 21: 21-22
Yes my heart ached and still aches for my grandpa but what a joy to know that he's in heaven. Something I never believed would happen.
God is good all the time, He is good.
