PHILIPPIANS
4:6-7
PEACE
PREVAILS
Be careful
for nothing;
but in everything by prayer
and supplication with
thanksgiving
let your requests be made known unto God.
And the peace of God,
which passeth all
understanding,
shall
keep your hearts and minds
through Christ Jesus.
PSALM
138:3
In the
day when I cried thou answeredst me,
and
strengthenedst me with strength in my soul.
When sores began cropping up
on my feet, I did not understand the depth of the problem. They began creeping
up my legs despite the doctors’ best efforts to cure them and my family’s
efforts with home remedies. I had only short periods of relief before they
returned with a vengeance. I realized the seriousness of the problem when the
doctors scraped the wounds to do a culture and nothing definitive came back.
They did not have a name for what was causing these necrotic ulcers, so they
were unable to come up with an effective treatment plan. I cried out to the
Lord for healing, but physical healing did not happen. My feet looked like they
were rotting, melting. One doctor said the danger of sepsis and even dying were
possibilities that could occur at any time. The Lord gave me the strength and
peace I needed to make the decision to have both legs amputated. On one hand,
it was a heart-wrenching decision; but on the other hand, it was a
“no-brainer.” It was only in Jesus Christ that I could make this choice, and
His peace prevailed even during the difficult time of recovery.
Not every time we cry out to
the Lord is this drastic, but we can be assured that the Lord hears our cry. We
can be certain that the Lord is with us, and as long as He is with us, we can
have the peace to face any challenge, large or small. He has the power to bring
us out of our situation or through
our situation when we rest in Him as our Prince of Peace. What are you crying
out to the Lord about today? Thank Him in advance for the answer and the peace
He will provide.
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