We will Trust Him, Come What May.

And the Lord, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.
Deuteronomy 31:8

He walks into each appointment before me.  When I'm crying He dries my tears.  When I'm sad He reminds me I am not alone.  He fails me never.  I remind myself...there is nothing to fear...be not dismayed.  I know the Great Physician and He can heal Henry if He wants to.  I'm praying we do not have to have surgery at all...but if He needs me to be there...to cheer someone else up worse off than us, then I will.  I can't have a long face, or be uncontrollably sobbing, or asking why, or acting like the sky is falling.  Instead, I must be composed, knowing my God is in control, and He can work this for good.  I have to first look for ways to bring glory to Him...and I will not be hiding in the shadows singing woe is me, but I will be drawing someone else from those hopeless shadows and leading them to the rock that is higher than they...

*Life with Purpose
*Faith with Focus
*Willing to Grow (or to be Pruned...)

Growing and Pruning both offer pain.  You can't get by without it.  You can't grow and you can't be cut back to grow better, without the pain.

But we weren't called to live easy, pain-free, blissfully ignorant lives, were we?  God said, "Be strong of a good courage" for a reason.  He knew we were going to need that advice.  He knew there would be troubles.  Heartaches.  Disappointments.  But He also knew that if we put our energy and focus on HIM and not the situation, then we could not be moved.  We couldn't be shaken.  The devil couldn't win. 

Keith said it best on Sunday night.  When the branch is cut back it becomes stronger because it pulls tighter to the vine.  When we're facing struggles, we need to see it as growth and when we're facing trials and heartaches we need to see that as pruning...you can either wallow around in self pity or you can choose to cling tighter to the True Vine.  The choice is yours.  But do those who like to wallow seem happy to you?  No. 

It's the ones that smile through the rain that is falling in sheets around them that are joyful, pleasant to be around, never knowing the storm that encompasses them.  Take heed to their countenance.  I pray I can bless someone through this storm. 

Yet I also pray that my little boy is miraculously healed.  

We shall be still and know that he is God.  And if in waiting,  He chooses to heal Henry we will praise Him for it!!!  And if He chooses to let us go through this, then we will prove that we will trust Him, come what may.

Greater Vision
God Wants to Hear You Sing
Their chains were fastened tight
Down at the jail that night
Still Paul and Silas would not be dismayed
They said, "It's time to lift our voice,
Sing praises to the Lord
Let's prove that we will trust Him, come what may."

God wants to hear you sing
When the waves are crashing round you
When the fiery darts surround you
When despair is all you see
God wants to hear your voice
When the wisest man has spoken
And says your circumstance is as hopeless as can be
That's when God wants to hear you sing

He loves to hear our praise
On our cheerful days
When the pleasant times out weigh the bad, by far
When suffering comes along
And we still sing Him song
That is when we bless the Father's heart

God wants to hear you sing
When the waves are crashing round you
When the fiery darts surround you
When despair is all you see
God wants to hear your voice
When the wisest man has spoken
And says you circumstance is as hopeless as can be
That's when God wants to hear you sing

God wants to hear you sing