I am a born again Christian since the age of eight. Won't tell you how long that's been! I have very vivid memories of the exact moment of salvation for me. Unfortunately I have not always chosen the right path and followed the Lord's direction in my own life. However, I am eternally grateful for Jesus Christ who took upon Himself my iniquities and paid the price for my sin with His own blood.
It is because of Matt's "affliction" with autism that I have found a part of my own soul I never knew existed. You see, I thought if I followed the rules and was a good Christian, that nothing bad would happen to me in my life. And I also thought that God was punishing me for my sin by "cursing" my first-born child. You know who was behind all that, right? Anyway, I went on to think that if I followed the rules, that God would miraculously heal my child spontaneously. I thought if I only had enough faith, that I could move the hand of God. (What an arrogant fool!)
God's Will is not for me to know or understand. He's not the great big Santa Claus in the sky. Although as long as I have breath, I will research autism and advocate for it's "victims", the hope of all christians is "JESUS IS COMING BACK!" and in that day, every tear and every sorrow will disappear from the eternal lives of christians. Our bodies will be made new and perfect according to His Will. Matt and I will converse for all eternity without end and we will be in the company of saints! Now that's something to look forward to!!!!
EMAIL ME! I pray that you are not facing the challenges of autism (or life period) without the assurance of Jesus Christ in your life. God has not made a mistake here. The one verse that I must tell you from the Bible is that Jesus stated that "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No man cometh to the Father except by me." I firmly believe this and I hope that in that Great Day, you and I will share the Kingdom of Heaven. And in that day, we'll understand it all.