Healing & Perseverance in 2012

At the beginning of this year God placed on my heart Perseverance, I wrote 3 blogs on it.  This week God showed me why this was so important....

“They that wait on the Lord shall renew their strength”

Isaiah 40:31

 

 

January 9: This Year Persevere 

 

Need more strength? Wait on God (January 26) 

 

Perseverance! I can do it but I can't spell it (August) 

 

At the beginning of 2012 I believe God told me I would be healed of my ear pain & infections. I've had a rough few months and in a lot of pain. I recently went through weeks of seeing specialists & having different tests run. Last week a neurologist referred me to Physical Therapy for very, very stiff muscles in my neck. I went to PT on Monday, described my pain to her and for the first time in my life I fit a medical diagnosis to the T!!! :) It turns out a lot of my ear & sinus pain is from an injured muscle in my neck. This has been going on for months and months and lately so bad I'm almost debilitated. The blessing in this, is there is treatment, it's going to solve a lot of my issues, and God kept his promise! (duh!) The PT is a Christian, so it's fun sharing with her what God promised me. After 1 appointment I can notice a difference in my pain level - Praise God. I'll include a link to a chart to see the pain pattern & my diagnosis (it's #2 SCM Muscle). 

Please Praise God with me and pray for a pain-free 2013!!! :)
http://round-earth.com/HeadPainIntro.html

 

This is what I wrote on January 9, 2012:

"I’m so excited for 2012.  Coming out of a very hard year, I’m ready to move ahead and firmly keep my feet planted on God’s Word and promises.  I’m ready to fight, grow, love, laugh, learn and explore.  I’m feeling healthier, stronger and freer…blessed with a great group of Godly counsel, friends and new hope.  I opened up a devotional I’ve had for a couple of years on new years day to find exactly what I needed to help me on the journey of 2012.  The first five days of the devotional go over the same verse “We will reap a harvest if we do not give up” Galatians 6:19 NIV.  Woah, I want to see the harvest, but I’m good at giving up."

 This is what I wrote on January 26, 2012:

If you’re at the end of your rope today, grab hold of these three promises: (1) “Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the Lord” (Psalm 27:14 NKJV). (2) “Wait silently for God alone, for my expectation is from Him (Psalm 62:5 NKJV). (3) “As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters…so our eyes look to the Lord our God” (Psalm 123:2 NKJV). Do you need more strength? Wait on God!

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If we wait on the Lord and rest in His promises the end of our rope can become a lesson in faith and turn into a gentle, loving lesson of freedom in Christ.