+++++My sister and her family left today to go back to Trinidad. I have such a great time with my nephews and just seeing my sister makes me so happy. I am so thankful that God provided her with a good husband who takes care of her and his kids. There is always a longing that comes when my sister leaves me. Its really a weird feeling and I know we all experience it. Its that feeling of like please don’t go. This is even knowing you will see them again relatively soon. However, that feeling sinks into your chest and just sits there. It will not be the same without my nephews here and they only spent a few days with me. I bring this up because we are connected to Christ in the same way. The difference is that he has that longing for us. He is constantly telling us he loves us and that he won’t leave us. He sits and longs for us to draw near to him. Jesus is always pleading with us to please don’t go. I pray that I can long after him in the same way. I want to feel like I am going to miss him so badly it hurts. This is something that you are use to when someone you love leaves, you hurt, whether its simply a trip back home or as devastating as a trip home to be with Jesus. We are allowed to grieve and when those we love leave it is supposed to hurt. It is in that pain where Christ comes and finds us and embraces us. His love endures forever and we must confide in that truth. So yes I will miss my sister, my nephews, and my brother-in-law, but through Christ Jesus he will meet me where I hurt. Thank you for being my Papa and for adopting me into your Holy Mighty Family! Selah