{"id":43140,"date":"2022-02-14T18:57:22","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T00:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=43140"},"modified":"2022-02-14T18:57:22","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T00:57:22","slug":"never-alone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/never-alone\/","title":{"rendered":"Never Alone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<p>by Barbara Foster<\/p>\n<p>In 1993 I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Over the course of a year, I became increasingly disabled. Through it all, I was never alone.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When I was temporarily blind, Christ led me through the darkness.<\/li>\n<li>When I was unable to walk, God took away the fear.<\/li>\n<li>When my world was turned upside down, God&#8217;s word provided an anchor.<\/li>\n<li>When I lost my ability to speak, God heard my silent prayers.<\/li>\n<li>When I was too weak to cook, He sent wonderful people bringing food and encouragement, and support.<\/li>\n<li>When I felt useless, the Lord sent a tiny, premature granddaughter who needed special love and care.<\/li>\n<li>When I felt disconnected and my faith was tested, He gave me the strength to get to church to be with other Christians and be renewed by the worship and the lessons.<\/li>\n<li>When my heart was broken as friends turned away because they couldn&#8217;t cope with my new reality, God sent new friends who are there for me no matter what.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The list could go on and on even as the blessings go on and on. For those who would feel sorry for me, I ask rather that they join me in praising God for His constant love and protection. No matter what the need or difficulty, I have been provided for and I have never been alone because He promised: &#8220;<em>When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you. For I am the Lord your God<\/em>&#8221; (Isaiah 43:2).<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Barbara Foster In 1993 I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Over the course of a year, I became increasingly disabled. Through it all, I was never alone. When I was temporarily blind, Christ led me through the darkness. When I was unable to walk, God took away the fear. When my world was turned&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[27],"tags":[186,182,188],"class_list":["post-43140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article","tag-protection","tag-suffering","tag-trials"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":55837,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/did-the-father-abandon-jesus-on-the-cross\/","url_meta":{"origin":43140,"position":0},"title":"Did the Father Abandon Jesus on the Cross?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"November 16, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"by Maurice Barnett The theological doctrine that the Father abandoned Jesus while on the cross is based on the following: First, the\u00a0imputation theory\u00a0that all of man's sins were\u00a0transferred\u00a0to Jesus while He was on the Cross; God was so enraged against sin that when Jesus became sin-laden on the Cross, the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/cross.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":70877,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/where-was-god\/","url_meta":{"origin":43140,"position":1},"title":"Where Was God?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"November 5, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"by Chadwick Brewer The Book of Esther stands out as unique among the Old Testament books because it is the only book that does not mention God at all. 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