Prayer for Steven Curtis Chapman’s family

Remember my post on Cinderella? Well, I just heard this morning about Steven Curtis Chapman’s youngest daughter’s tragic death. As a daddy of a precious little girl, I can’t imagine what he and his family must be going through.

Two days ago my girly said, “May I have this dance with you?” I said, “Of course!” As I was dancing with her to this song, I kept thinking, ‘I do not want her to grow up and I do not want this to end!’ and ‘I know I’m gonna be bawling at her wedding day.”

But after hearing this news today God kindly reminded me, who am I to think that she’s gonna have a wedding day? She may not be around or I may not even be around. God is the creator of this universe and he gives and takes away life, money, food, health…basically everything we have and take for granted. It’s all from Him, and I am grateful for that. And grateful for Jesus who saves sinners like you and me, and promising us the hope of Heaven.

So, Lord willing I look forward to being with wifey and kids and our future together on this earth. But I’m going to cherish each day and moment, cause who knows? There may not be a tomorrow.

Here’s what the scripture says:
James 4:13-15
13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”— 14 yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. 15 Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.”

Here’s a video of SCC explaining the story behind the song.

And here’s the song again.