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​'The GOD who stays'

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​Written by Greta Browning

Assistant Director of

Shepherd's Office Ministries​

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I have learned more about my dad in the last 11 years since he has lived with me than I ever knew about him my whole life. One of the things I learned is that when my dad was 3 years old, his father was killed in the war. So he grew up not really having a father figure. His mother abandoned him & left him with other family members in West Virginia on the mountain where their house was. My father followed in his dad's footsteps, as he was in the army National Guard for 9 years when I was very young. I remem- ber him taking off for weekends at a time & then sometimes for weeks at a time.

 

The sacrifice that families make that we can have people in the armed forces to fight for and ensure our freedom is great. Greater than most people realize.

 

I know that people celebrate Memorial Day as the start of summer and when the pools open, but I do hope that folks will reflect on what it truly means. 

 

A dear friend sent me an early morning text today as she sometimes does. It was short and sweet and a link to a song. It was so timely. I used to play this song often in the car on my way to work every day. I just love this song but more importantly it’s meaning. It is called ‘The God who stays.’

 

I think recently I have been caught up in survival mode like many of the people we serve at Shepherd’s Office Ministries. But I am so ready to get back to the basics. And in those basics, I am re- minded that God truly is the God who stays. He never leaves. He never abandoned us. He never sets out to hurt us. Nothing comes to Him by surprise. Nothing ever catches Him off guard.

 

There is no situation

He is not able to handle. 

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I am so grateful to have a

relationship with the

God who stays.