| We’ll all....finally I am able to get around to
doing the blog. As many of you know we had to bring my mom to the hospital last
night as she had an asthma attack early yesterday but then could keep nothing
down...not even a cup of bullion. The ER doctor admitted her and now she will
be having an upper GI tomorrow. I am now sitting here in her hospital room and
writing this blog on five hours sleep. I therefore ask you all too please
forgive me if I don't make sense or if I have misspelled words of any sort. The
storm that blew through last night was one none of us had been expecting; one
that all of my family was trying to weather. The thing is however is that as
this has happened, it made me stop to think about who the true Great Physician
is. My question for you to think about is this….do you praise the Great Physician
and truly rely on Him in the storms of life…including illness or do you get all
stressed and freaked out because of what is taking place ?
Life throws us many storms from afar. We can be
going along in our daily lives and then suddenly something or someone
interrupts everything as it is going along. When we get to close to something
in God’s realm and standards….such as a miracle, Satan will do all he can in
order to put a kink in things. This includes illness to either you OR a family
member. When this happens it is automatic that the first thing to do is stop trusting,
following, and even stop relying upon God. The thing is though when we are sick
that is who we need to rely upon most, as He is the Great Physician. In the
book of Isaiah, Isaiah is writing uniquely enough about the stormy time that is
happening in Israel. Isaiah however turns to the promises of God for the
comfort, forgiveness, and restoration in which will all result in the glory of
God. In chapter fifty-three we are shown the "degree” of our Great Physician
and a pre-empt to what Christ will do for us while on the cross. We are told:
5- For he was pierced for our transgressions,
he was crushed for our
iniquities
the punishment that brought us peace
was on him, and by his wounds
we are healed.
As you can see Christ when came and died on the
cross….He died with all the illnesses we endure and all the storms of life we
go through thus no matter what is happening, we need to praise Him. He is our
Great Physician who guides us through the storms in which we endeavor. Life isn’t
easy and sometimes we have to go and do things we don’t want to endeavor BUT
because of Christ we can weather the storms. My question to you now is this….when
you encounter these storms….do you praise the Lord- lifting your hands and
praising Him OR do you panic….freak out and turn from Him? Myself…no matter how
stressful things seem, I would much rather just move forward and praise Him for
I know that eventually it will, as my mamma always says, "come out in the wash”
and we will only get stronger for what good is to come.
Remember that if you are interested in a copy
of the book OR if you would like me to speak to your church, school, group, or
organization, you can retain all that information on the front of this website.
God Bless and keep you-
In Christ-
Marla
Psalms 121 and 23 <><
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