Jeff and Sarah Walton say their son's mental illness teaches them spiritual lessons.

I can't love my son the way I desire to always, but Christ does, and he is growing more that love in me and in Jeff as we rely on him.

When nothing else makes sense, there is a God that we serve that is bigger than this illness.

God is sovereign over the things that he allows

and over the things that he doesn't allow.

And that's his mercy.

And so this will not be wasted.

This is the Revive Our Hearts podcast with Nancy DeMoss Walgamoof,

co-author of You Can Trust God to Write Your Story.

For June 19th, 2020, I'm Dana Gresh.

We all know what it's like to experience a storm.

And I'm not just talking about wind and rain and loud noises.

I mean a trial, a difficulty, a storm of life.

Sometimes those storms are quick downbursts that strike suddenly and then they're over.

Other storms seem to pound us

relentlessly, making us think, when will this be over? Will this ever be over? If you've experienced

chronic pain or lifelong disease of any sort, you understand that kind of storm. Today we're

finishing up a series called Together Through the Storms.

Here's Dana Gresh with more.

Less than three years into their marriage, Jeff and Sarah Walton welcomed their first child.

Everything seemed to be going well until that sweet baby spiked a fever and was hospitalized

with a severe infection. And after many days in the hospital, with no concluding diagnosis,

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