Perfect Love by Janelle Jamison

Author:Janelle Jamison
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2013-08-19T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

But I don’t want to stay in bed any more,” Lillie announced to Daniel. “If I let you get up, you’ll just run around and tear open those stitches. Be patient, and I’ll take the stitches out in another few days.”

“If the stitches are coming out in a few days anyway, why can’t I get up?” Lillie demanded.

“Because I’m the doctor and I said no.” With that Daniel left the room, passing Garrett in the doorway as he left.

“She’s not to get out of that bed, and if she tells you otherwise, she’s lying,” Daniel told Garrett.

Garrett laughed. “Is she being that bad?”

“Worse. I wouldn’t go in there unless you’re prepared for a battle. Boredom has made her mean.”

Garrett glanced past Daniel, where Lillie sat with an indignant look on her face. “I see what you mean. I’ll be careful.” Daniel shrugged his shoulders and walked down the hall.

“How are you feeling, Lillie?” Garrett questioned as he took a seat in the chair beside Lillie’s bed.

“I’m tired of being in this bed,” Lillie answered. “Daniel still won’t let me get up. It isn’t fair.”

“Life’s not fair, Lillie. Nobody promised it would be. Jesus said we’d have trials and tribulation,” Garrett said, trying hard to find a way to talk to Lillie about God. Maggie’s concerns for her best friend had quickly become Garrett’s concerns as well.

“Then why try?” Lillie asked.

“What’s the alternative? We can give up and spend our time in misery and discomfort, but that’s not what God has in mind.”

“How do you know? Maybe God doesn’t like us or maybe He’s mad because we’ve done something we shouldn’t. Churches are always telling us what sinners we are,” Lillie said.

“We are sinners,” Garrett began. “That much is true. But God gave us a way to be forgiven. Jesus came to this earth and died for those sins.”

“Surely He died for his friends and family, or for the people of his time. I can’t believe He died for those who hadn’t been born.”

“But that’s what’s so special about it, Lillie. He did die for you. A long time ago, Jesus looked down through history and saw you and me, Maggie, Daniel, and everyone else, and He knew we couldn’t make it alone.”

“But I feel alone,” Lillie admitted sadly.

“I know you do, Lillie. That’s because you don’t have Jesus. None of us ever belongs until we repent of our sins and belong to Him. None of us heals until we let Him take control of our wounds.”

“How can you be sure God cares? How can you know whether He’s listening to you or not?” Lillie questioned.

Garrett smiled knowingly. What Christian hadn’t asked these same questions? Of course there were those fortunate few who found faith and trust in God an easy thing.

“It’s a matter of faith, Lillie. When you finally come to terms with the truth about Jesus Christ, nothing else matters. The pain, the fears, the denial—none of it matters anymore. It all falls away like the Scripture says. The old is passed away, and we become new creatures in Christ.

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