Even If

This has been a rough week for me.  We are coming up on the one-year anniversary of our son, Byron (17), being diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes.

This week, Byron has started the process of being on an insulin pump that will help manage his blood sugar better.  It’s been very overwhelming learning tons of new information, and it has stirred up the emotions I had from when he was first diagnosed.

When Byron first got sick last year, a friend of mine shared a new song with me that had just been released.  It was by MercyMe, called “Even If”.  I remember leaving Scott to stay with Byron at the hospital at night, I would play this song on the way home and cry the whole way!!   I knew that God was able to heal Byron, but ‘even if’ He didn’t, our hope was still in God alone!

Fast forward to months later, another friend asked me today, “Have you ever heard the story behind ‘Even If”?”   She told me to search it on You Tube.  I was blown away to learn that this song was written by a man whose son was diagnosed with (wait for it)…….. T1D!  It was so cool to know that this song, that has ministered to me so much, was written because of the struggles that this family goes through with Type 1 Diabetes!

T1D still stinks – it’s 24/7.  It never goes away and you never get a break!!  But through all the ups and down, God has been faithful – I truly mean that!   He has showered us with love, mercy, comfort, and yes, given us hope!   “I know the sorrow, and I know the hurt would all go away if You’d just say the word, But even if You don’t, My hope is You alone!”

So no matter what you are facing today, you can know that God IS able, but ‘even if’ He doesn’t, God is still good, and He has a plan for your life!