Bless the Lord oh my soul; and all this is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul and forget not all His benefits; Who forgives all your iniquities, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from destruction, who crowns you with loving-kindness and tender mercies. Who satisfies your mouth with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagles... The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in mercy. Psalm 103:1-5 & 8
Hallelujah!!
I've been holding off to write another blog until I have something great to write about... gee, I've gotta get my eyes off of myself and onto Jesus! What can be better than the truth about how great our God is and how much He loves us?! Everything we can ever need is found in Jesus.
This past month has been a bit tougher than most since being up here. The hospital ministry is at a stand still at the moment which has left us feeling confused and a bit deflated. However, we know that God is in control and has a purpose in everything. We know that He gave us this ministry and we believe it is for long term so please stand with us and pray that God's will will be done in our lives and in the lives of the Indigenous people here, however that looks.
We have also been struggling with sickness and infections this past week. Please pray for our health and for the blood of Jesus to cover and protect us. In crying out to Jesus during a tough night this week, the Holy Spirit spoke to me through an old song "Peace I give to you. My peace I leave with you. Not as the world gives, do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful. These things I have spoken to you that in me you may have peace. In this world you have tribulation but take courage, I have overcome the world!" (from John 14)
In all of this, we are seeing God's hand at work. Charlie woke during the night last week with a raging fever. We prayed and gave him panadol. He slept in our bed and woke in the morning very flat, pale and feverish. Again we prayed surrendered Him to Jesus. I carried him out and laid him on the lounge with a pillow while I got the others breakfast. At 8 O'Clock, he sat up and asked for breakfast. His colour came back and he was full of energy for the rest of the day! Praise the Lord!
I just feel to encourage you, in the tough times to turn your eyes to Jesus and give Him praise. There is power in choosing to praise and worship Him when you don't feel like it. The devil is defeated and can't stand in this atmosphere of praise. So when you're having a bad day, start declaring scriptures like "This is the day that the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it!" Turn off the TV and turn on the worship. God is always good, no matter how we feel. He is always worthy of our praise :)
