Toward the end of her life, Rachel Barkie displayed a unique perspective on suffering and God's goodness.

The worst moments of each day are the ones right when I wake up.

The moments when I'm just coming out of a deep sleep and I'm becoming aware of what time it is,

what day it is, and then I remember that I'm dying.

My frustration and anger are normal.

They are even right, some would say.

But at their root, they are unbelief.

They are my sinful heart, saying,

I don't believe that this is the right thing for me, God.

You must not know what you are doing, or if you do, you are not good.

You're listening to the Revive Our Hearts podcast with Nancy DeMoss Walgamuth, author of You Can Trust God to Write Your Story.

For May 4th, 2020, I'm Dana Gresh.

Over the last several weeks, people all around the world have been forced to deal with a sobering

reality, and that is, time is short for all of us. Our hearts have been broken as thousands have succumbed to COVID-19. And even those who've

avoided the coronavirus have been reminded of the fragility and the brevity of life. During this time,

I've thought back to a message that we aired on Revive Our Hearts a number of years ago that really

struck a chord with listeners

at that time. Rachel Barkie gave this message just shortly before she went to be with the Lord,

and she called it, Death is Not Dying. Rachel had never considered herself a public speaker.

In fact, she had a fear of getting up in front of crowds. But the Lord gave her strength to offer

unvarnished, simple truth in a powerful way. We thought this message would be good for all of us

to hear, especially in these days when there's been so much about death in the news. I was deeply

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