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I started reading “George Muller of Bristol” again. I read this years ago when my wife’s health was struggling and daily life was a painful battle against a mystery disease, which we now know is abdominal migraines. This book is a biography of George Muller, who was a missionary to England. He ran an orphanage on prayer alone. I found his testimony a great comfort years ago when I read the book, so I started it again. The book starts with his life before accepting Jesus as his savior. He lived a life of debauchery prior to his conversion. Once he was forgiven by grace, he was very excited to enter the mission field. But he wasn’t ready, and God had many lessons and knowledge to impart on him prior to his calling. So God made him wait. And in the excellent vision that we have analyzing the past, we see His plan was amazing. God has my wife and I waiting. Waiting for health to improve. Waiting to return to being able to live normal life. Waiting.  “God, help us to have fait

I remember back to the days just after college. I was in medical school. Everything was new. New friends, new lifestyle, discovery at every turn. I felt like I had finally entered into my own skin. The possibilities for my future, limitless! Life had such potential, like a stem cell, my life was totipotent. It could become ANYTHING! I live in Oklahoma. If you’ve ever driven to the mountains of Colorado you’ll be familiar with the uninspiring flat drive through Oklahoma, Kansas and Western Colorado. There isn’t anything to give you hints of what excitement and majesty lie ahead. It is just a long wait. Much like that long drive through the flatlands, my childhood, high school career and college were merely the long flat road trip, but now, I’m driving into the foothills. I can feel the excitement building. I can see the terrain changing! Soon, I will be out of the car. Soon, I’ll be hiking through the pine trees, headed to the summit. When I turned 30, I was in residency. I’m l