
Heard two amazing testimonies this week, thought I share it with you guys to strengthen you all in your faith and to give glory to God :
1) One of my friends is now working as a volunteer helper in the earthquake-hit mountainous regions in Pakistan. He left about 2 weeks back, when the quakes first hit the region, to bring food, medication and blankets to the disaster victims. After the 1st week, he stayed on to help an doctor he encountered while working in the field, as the rest of his team had to come back to Singapore. I received an sms from him yesterday, saying that the doctor and himself managed to help pull out 6 survivors from the ruins up in the mountains.
Totally amazing, as I would have expected minimal survival chance for the victims, due to lack of food and water, and exposure to the harsh climate. but thanks and praise be to God, for these 6 lives that are preserved. Indeed not a single hair will fall from our head if our God has not allowed it. I'm praying that these 6 will be healed in spirit and in body, as they are continued to be cared for by my friend and his doctor friend.
2) In prayer meeting in church, a couple went up onstage to share their testimony of blessing and journey in how they coped with the birth of their 2nd baby, who was born prematurely ( at 23-week old, if I remember correctly). Indeed, it was a trying time for the husband and wife, as they struggle first with the decision of whether to keep the baby, and subsequently with the process of watching their baby fighting for life. It's a heart wrenching tale, even for bystanders like me to hear of the ordeals, the struggles, the wrestlings of this couple. Of course, when the couple related their tale, they did it with a smile on stage. But if we really were to go through what the couple actually experienced, then I think many of us would have the same doubts and fears, and shed uncountable tears (as the couple openly confessed - even the husband).
I was struck by what the husband shared, as he recounted how he broke down before the Lord at home, after the delivery of the baby. He cried before the Lord, saying that it's all too intense for him. Then he heard a voice telling him, " Do you believe that I, God, can give healing?"
He responded by saying," Yes, Lord, I know for a fact you are able to heal."
Then the voice replied back, "So what do you think I am trying to teach you here?"
After this, the husband began to process through all that has happened, and was happening. He knows that the Lord can heal, so this was not that the Lord was teaching him about His healing. After struggling and asking the Lord, he came to realize what the Lord was teaching him through the whole episode was about surrender. He must surrender the life of his baby daughter up to the Lord, knowing that if God takes his daughter away from him, it is for the best and for God's design. O what a deep abyss this husband must have felt yawning in the depths of his soul, when he came to this realization. Yet thanks be to God that he made the decision to surrender. He told his wife about the whole episode, and together as a couple, they decided to surrender the issue to God.
And after that decision to surrender, somehow the journey of the couple just changed from bleakness to something that's more bearable. Moreover, our God is a faithful God, and He indeed honors us if we turn over our lives to Him. So with gladness and joy, we hear that the baby is now a whopping 4.1kg, as compared to the teeny weeny weight of around 600 grammes when she is just born. All the complications that came with being a prematurely new-born is slowly (but surely) being healed and removed, by the grace and mercy of God. Hallelujah! Make me wanna dance a jig...
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What I've come to realized is that no matter how much technology man can boast, life is still something that cannot be created or controlled by man. It is a gift of God, precious precious beyond means or measure. Therefore, do not squander your life away, not living as if you were dead (or awaiting death ). Live life to the fullest measure giving glory and honor to God, as if everyday is your last (for no man knows when he breathes his last). Yet have the fullest confidence that whatever happens, God permits it, allows it, is in His design and for the best.
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The Afters - You
From the album I Wish We All Could Win
My heart is as frail as a dove
And my spirit is as weak as a rose
See my sorrow, feel my pain
You’re my refuge, You’re my reason
My strength in this beautiful place
That’s where I find God
That’s where I find God
Chorus:
Oh, You’re in my heart, You’re in my soul
You are my Heaven, You’re my home
You’re my best friend, You’re my true love
You’re my treasure, You’re my God
I watch as the mountains fall down
And the rivers part at Your feet
Your creation sings Your praise
Even winds obey and angels bow down
At Your beautiful voice
That’s where I find God
Chorus:
You’re in my heart, You’re in my soul
You are my Heaven, You’re my home
You’re my best friend, You’re my true love
You’re my treasure, You’re my hope
You are my peace, You are my joy
You are my savior, You are my God
You’re my God
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