I LOVE that I had Miriam's story to tell you! I would be so happy to tell one of your stories of God's handiwork in your life! If you have something you would like to Priase our Lord for, please email me. I will put up a place on the blog for you to reach me. As I said before, I would like this to be our blog!
It would be very encouraging too, if you could leave a comment when you visit! Each day that I post, I pray for God to lead me in what to write. I'm hoping I'm tuned into Him! Your comments would give me an idea of what our needs are or praises we can share to uplift each other.
I haven't found a way to add a prayer list, but I thought that I could add prayer requests at the end of the blog. You can either email me or write your prayer request in the comments, and I will add it to the blog.
As you know, I have been sharing my personal struggles with walking in the Spirit. I know I often try to live life in my own power rather than God's power. There is a battle in my life every day. I can experience a huge insight from God, and then it fades, and I forget the excitement of the revelation. It is amazing how quickly it fades. I'm thankful that the Lord sees through to my heart, and that He resides there, even on days when it is foggy!
The Lord brought this scripture to my mind, Hebrews 4:12 "For the word of God is living, and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, AND ABLE TO JUDGE THE THOUGHTS AND INTENTIONS OF THE HEART! (My explanation point!)
Praise be to Our Lord!
Susan
Please pray for Bonnie, that her tumor will be gone when she has an MRI July 6th!
Showing posts with label Hope. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hope. Show all posts
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Friday, July 2, 2010
God's Serendipity!
My sweet, dear friend, Miriam, had to have some extensive surgery about three weeks ago. We prayed her through with some wonderful assurances of God’s Hands upon her, even having the doctor decide that she didn’t need one major procedure!
Last week Miriam received a call that her surgeon had referred her for a consultation. No reason was given. At first, we thought maybe it was a mistake. As the doctor had told her everything was fine after her surgery.
A friend had brought over several movies for her recuperation. The night before her appointment Miriam and her daughter decided to watch “Serendipity” (remember this!).
This past Tuesday, Miriam went to her appointment. After talking to a few different medical staff persons, she eventually ended up waiting for a different doctor than her surgeon. While sitting in the waiting room Miriam told her husband to look around. All of the pamphlets in the room were about cancer. Miriam told her husband, “I think they are going to tell me I have cancer.”
An intern entered the room with a booklet in her hand, "Cancer of the Uterus." She told Miriam and her husband that all biopsies were benign, except for a small area in the uterus which showed cancer. Miriam said, "fine, cancer does not scare me, what do we do next". (She knows Who holds her in His Hands!) Also, while Miriam was in the waiting room, she discovered that the new doctor is a Canadian. Miriam and her husband are both Canadians. When the doctor arrived, this gave them an immediate connection!
The doctor told Miriam that they had a “serendipity” situation! (Immediately, Miriam recognized God’s nudge of assurance that He is was right there with her! He brought the movie she had watched the night before into her mind, and she realized how remarkable it was that God had caused the doctor to choose that word!)
The doctor explained that the pathology department had discovered cancer in her uterus. Are you ready? Here is the most exciting part! The Lord had already taken care of it! Prior to her surgery, Miriam had been given the choice to leave the uterus or have it removed. She felt a strong sense to choose removal!
Another amazing part is the cancer was so small that it would have gone undetected had she chosen to leave it in! The doctor gave her a 99% chance of it being gone! Had Miriam kept her uterus, eventually, she could have developed full blown cancer. The doctor said, this usually happens the other way around, surgery because cancer was found!
Isn’t this a wonderful story of hope, and how Our Lord has His Eye on us?! He cares about every detail of our lives!
Praise His Name!
Susan
Last week Miriam received a call that her surgeon had referred her for a consultation. No reason was given. At first, we thought maybe it was a mistake. As the doctor had told her everything was fine after her surgery.
A friend had brought over several movies for her recuperation. The night before her appointment Miriam and her daughter decided to watch “Serendipity” (remember this!).
This past Tuesday, Miriam went to her appointment. After talking to a few different medical staff persons, she eventually ended up waiting for a different doctor than her surgeon. While sitting in the waiting room Miriam told her husband to look around. All of the pamphlets in the room were about cancer. Miriam told her husband, “I think they are going to tell me I have cancer.”
An intern entered the room with a booklet in her hand, "Cancer of the Uterus." She told Miriam and her husband that all biopsies were benign, except for a small area in the uterus which showed cancer. Miriam said, "fine, cancer does not scare me, what do we do next". (She knows Who holds her in His Hands!) Also, while Miriam was in the waiting room, she discovered that the new doctor is a Canadian. Miriam and her husband are both Canadians. When the doctor arrived, this gave them an immediate connection!
The doctor told Miriam that they had a “serendipity” situation! (Immediately, Miriam recognized God’s nudge of assurance that He is was right there with her! He brought the movie she had watched the night before into her mind, and she realized how remarkable it was that God had caused the doctor to choose that word!)
The doctor explained that the pathology department had discovered cancer in her uterus. Are you ready? Here is the most exciting part! The Lord had already taken care of it! Prior to her surgery, Miriam had been given the choice to leave the uterus or have it removed. She felt a strong sense to choose removal!
Another amazing part is the cancer was so small that it would have gone undetected had she chosen to leave it in! The doctor gave her a 99% chance of it being gone! Had Miriam kept her uterus, eventually, she could have developed full blown cancer. The doctor said, this usually happens the other way around, surgery because cancer was found!
Isn’t this a wonderful story of hope, and how Our Lord has His Eye on us?! He cares about every detail of our lives!
Praise His Name!
Susan
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
I'm here!
For some time I have thought that the Lord wanted me to write a blog, but I didn't know what my purpose was, exactly. Today, I believe He gave me the reason...HOPE.
Hope in a time where so many things look so hopeless. I will begin to elaborate.
At the very beginning of the BP oil gusher (let's not call it a "spill"), I have had many sleepless nights worrying and praying. I have had horrible thoughts of what this could mean for our oceans, if it isn't stopped. I have had a horrible feeling of doom. Since, though, as I read through parts of Revelation, which I confess I don't understand, I just thought there might be something there. I did find things, but they were scary. They were even more scary because I don't know what they mean! Or for that matter, whether they pertain to the present.
One thing, though, as I read, I began to get a Peace in my heart. I realized, again, (as I so often forget) He is in Control! As I was reading online about the BP Gusher I stumbled upon this:
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_1323.html
It is physical sign for me/us that He is in Control, and we have hope! (If I had not seen this on NASA, I would have thought that someone did it in Photoshop!) I saw it in a news article, its caption read that it appears that the hand is holding a fiery ball...hmmm...interesting!
The BP Gusher could be a beginning of the End Times, but if so, I should be rejoicing as I know our lives with Jesus and Our Heavenly Father will be far more wonderful than anything we could ever begin to imagine. Yes, I have found His Peace.
Of course, I must remember, I'm human. I will slip and fall back into worry and fear, but I know that when I remember to take them to Him, He will assuage them. Do I have other worries and fears? Of course, I'm a big worrier, but the oil gusher was the heaviest sense of fear I have had since 9/11. The world changed on 9/11. The sense of doom that I felt is what led me today while praying to stop and begin writing this blog. I hope and pray, that someone out there will find this blog a source of hope in the days ahead.
After setting up the blog, I felt the Lord led me to these verses to share:
Luke 2:30 "For my eyes have seen Thy salvation, (31) Which Thou hast prepared in the presence of all peoples, (32) A LIGHT OF REVELATION TO THE GENTILES, and the glory of Thy people Israel."
Wow! What perfect passages for this blog, its purpose, and times!
In His Name, Susan
Hope in a time where so many things look so hopeless. I will begin to elaborate.
At the very beginning of the BP oil gusher (let's not call it a "spill"), I have had many sleepless nights worrying and praying. I have had horrible thoughts of what this could mean for our oceans, if it isn't stopped. I have had a horrible feeling of doom. Since, though, as I read through parts of Revelation, which I confess I don't understand, I just thought there might be something there. I did find things, but they were scary. They were even more scary because I don't know what they mean! Or for that matter, whether they pertain to the present.
One thing, though, as I read, I began to get a Peace in my heart. I realized, again, (as I so often forget) He is in Control! As I was reading online about the BP Gusher I stumbled upon this:
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_1323.html
It is physical sign for me/us that He is in Control, and we have hope! (If I had not seen this on NASA, I would have thought that someone did it in Photoshop!) I saw it in a news article, its caption read that it appears that the hand is holding a fiery ball...hmmm...interesting!
The BP Gusher could be a beginning of the End Times, but if so, I should be rejoicing as I know our lives with Jesus and Our Heavenly Father will be far more wonderful than anything we could ever begin to imagine. Yes, I have found His Peace.
Of course, I must remember, I'm human. I will slip and fall back into worry and fear, but I know that when I remember to take them to Him, He will assuage them. Do I have other worries and fears? Of course, I'm a big worrier, but the oil gusher was the heaviest sense of fear I have had since 9/11. The world changed on 9/11. The sense of doom that I felt is what led me today while praying to stop and begin writing this blog. I hope and pray, that someone out there will find this blog a source of hope in the days ahead.
After setting up the blog, I felt the Lord led me to these verses to share:
Luke 2:30 "For my eyes have seen Thy salvation, (31) Which Thou hast prepared in the presence of all peoples, (32) A LIGHT OF REVELATION TO THE GENTILES, and the glory of Thy people Israel."
Wow! What perfect passages for this blog, its purpose, and times!
In His Name, Susan
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