We have been reading an old book, but new to us. "The Cross and the Switchblade" by David Wilkerson. It's an amazing book. It starts with God, through the Holy Spirit, calling this rural pastor to do something to help these hurting boys who were on trial in New York City for a heinous crime. So, he goes to New York with NO PLAN… and never gets to talk to these boys… EVER. He even gets thrown out of court and his picture is in the news paper and is humiliated. But God never intended for him to talk to those boys. Those boys were a representation of thousands, nay, tens of thousands of boys and girls hurting and addicted to drugs and living in violence all over the world.
The book goes on to chronicle this blind man being led by the spirit. As he yields to the Holy Spirit, miracles keep happening. The end of the story, there are thousands of "Teen Challenge" centers across the world ministering to hopeless kids since 1958. God is freeing people from addictions and giving them love and sending them into hope. But never in a million years would David Wilkerson been able to predict this is where his life would go. Yet, in his yielding, God created something amazing.
Has God healed my wife? I was hesitant to say yes… I wanted to see longer time off of the medication and to see her continuing to be free from abdominal migraines. It's been 3 months without Lyrica, the miracle pill that God led her body to… through which he shut down the abdominal migraines almost completely. Every once in a while, she would experience a very mild feeling that was attributed to abdominal migraine. But nothing so severe as to need any rescue medication to get through it.
Then… as we sat in the movie theater being moved by God's gift through Jesus as we watched "Son of God" she began having an abdominal migraine. It was mild and went away. However, this morning she had one that escalated to the point where she felt like she couldn't hold still, couldn't sit up, couldn't lay down, couldn't breathe. Lyrica. Ativan. These stop bad migraines. Must be off them for pregnancy, which we still hope to accomplish. She's doing better now… but we are confused. Especially my dearest love. She is confused and angry.
God… What does this mean? I am reminded of David Wilkerson. He must have been completely lost feeling along his spirit led journey a thousand times. I think of Jesus' disciples… how lost they must have felt when Jesus was arrested and was hanging from a cross. It all makes perfect sense to our Heavenly Father. It all makes sense to hindsight… but we are not beyond our tribulation. I believe God wants us to continue on… in the midst of our confusion. Continue with faith and hope, in him.
"Father, help us hang on to you and your word to us. Help us hang on to faith. Help us serve you willingly, with faith and hope. Help my wife to process this through your truth, not through fear. Amen"
One day, I will be able to tell you of how he delivered. Of how the things God spoke to us have come to pass. How our faith was not in vain. I will be able to point to no other explanation beyond, God is good… and faithful. I believe.
David
The book goes on to chronicle this blind man being led by the spirit. As he yields to the Holy Spirit, miracles keep happening. The end of the story, there are thousands of "Teen Challenge" centers across the world ministering to hopeless kids since 1958. God is freeing people from addictions and giving them love and sending them into hope. But never in a million years would David Wilkerson been able to predict this is where his life would go. Yet, in his yielding, God created something amazing.
Has God healed my wife? I was hesitant to say yes… I wanted to see longer time off of the medication and to see her continuing to be free from abdominal migraines. It's been 3 months without Lyrica, the miracle pill that God led her body to… through which he shut down the abdominal migraines almost completely. Every once in a while, she would experience a very mild feeling that was attributed to abdominal migraine. But nothing so severe as to need any rescue medication to get through it.
Then… as we sat in the movie theater being moved by God's gift through Jesus as we watched "Son of God" she began having an abdominal migraine. It was mild and went away. However, this morning she had one that escalated to the point where she felt like she couldn't hold still, couldn't sit up, couldn't lay down, couldn't breathe. Lyrica. Ativan. These stop bad migraines. Must be off them for pregnancy, which we still hope to accomplish. She's doing better now… but we are confused. Especially my dearest love. She is confused and angry.
God… What does this mean? I am reminded of David Wilkerson. He must have been completely lost feeling along his spirit led journey a thousand times. I think of Jesus' disciples… how lost they must have felt when Jesus was arrested and was hanging from a cross. It all makes perfect sense to our Heavenly Father. It all makes sense to hindsight… but we are not beyond our tribulation. I believe God wants us to continue on… in the midst of our confusion. Continue with faith and hope, in him.
"Father, help us hang on to you and your word to us. Help us hang on to faith. Help us serve you willingly, with faith and hope. Help my wife to process this through your truth, not through fear. Amen"
One day, I will be able to tell you of how he delivered. Of how the things God spoke to us have come to pass. How our faith was not in vain. I will be able to point to no other explanation beyond, God is good… and faithful. I believe.
David
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