“When I tell you that was the first time I saw the sun during that dark hour”, radio host and author Rickey Smiley states on the Smitty and Dee Podcast.
While promoting his book entitled “Sideshow: Living with Loss and Moving Forward with Faith”, he discusses the 12th chapter of the book entitled ” Double for Your Trouble” with Toni Dee. It is revealed in his book that God blessed him with identical twins after the loss of his eldest son, Brandon T. Smith.
How amazing is God!
Smiley also mentions how the loss of his son put him in captivity of confusion and grief. But as Rickey Smiley states, “This God that I serve – he’s awesome and magnificent”.
Not only was God awesome and magnificent, but he was faithful towards Rickey Smiley. During the interview, Smiley mentions how he continued to serve God despite his trials and tribulations by donating his son’s clothing to the homeless. He states:
“God, I’m going to trust you. But before I go the funeral home, I’m going to stop by the Salvation Army and serve the homeless with my son’s clothes to take to the funeral home and I got to make sure that the tie and all this other stuff match with the inside lining of the casket. I’m going to trust you, God because I want to show you despite of my trials and tribulations and how heavy my burdens is right now that I’m still going to serve“.
It is wonderful to know how God blesses us, even when we feel we are at our worst. He cares for us like no other and blesses us too! It is even greater when we choose to be faithful to God and serve him, even through our trials and tribulations. This is your time to count it all joy! Let this testimonial linger in your hearts to pray when in trouble and let it become hope to receive God’s blessings in DOUBLE!
Make sure you check out the interview below and buy his book for even DOUBLE hope!
See you next Monday!