another loved one

lost another loved one in the weekend - my cousin. He was one of the LORD's children who struggled with his daily life but even though I saw him down I remember him smiling and joking. He was a server and a giver and he spoke his mind. Even though people said things against him, still he offered them hospitality from his humble home in Samoa, sharing whatever he had.

I believe the LORD loved him. He was that 1 lost sheep out of a 100 that the LORD would leave the 99 to look for and rescue because the LORD loved him so much. Now my cousin doesn't have to struggle any more because I believe he is finally home.

I must have a simple faith. I believe our relationship with the LORD starts the first time we reached out to him, called on his name. I believe the LORD is the most just judge because unlike us he sees everything. He sees us when we are alone and cannot hide. He sees us when we do a simple kind act so small no one else notices. He sees us when we are broken, when we are sinning, when we praise him, when no one else sees us - he does. He formed us and saw all our days before we were even a thought in our parents minds. We are no surprise to him.

He knew my cousin better than anyone. He saw what we didn't see all the good and the bad. And he gave me such a heart for my cousin that I know he had an even bigger heart for him. 'His grace is sufficient for when I am weak I am strong' - that is my cousin. In his weakness he showed his true character that he was still able to love those who looked down on him, who judged him. He had a good heart, even though it upset him, he was still able to love. That is who my LORD is. I believe my cousin was more like the LORD than others gave him credit for.

But that's just me.