Cancer: April 2009 Archives
......Huh? Where am I? I seem to be in the hospital again! Since there was a phone in my room I callled my sister and asked her "what happened? She told me I had two seizures after the second one I lost consciousness and that's when they called 911.. Anyways the last memory I have was sitting on the couch with the kids and the next thing I know I'm waking up in the hospital. Happily I got discharged to go home from the hospital that very day.
Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose.
I think to understand this promise we need to ask what is God’s purpose in our lives?
What is God’s definition of good?
How do we know we are one of “them that love God?
Are we them that love God?Jesus said, John 14:21 "He who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me; and he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and will disclose Myself to him."
What is God’s definition of good?
His Son! This is my Son with whom I am well pleased.
What Is our Heavenly Father’s purpose ?
8:29 For whom He did foreknow, He also did predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
He disciplines us for our good, that we may share His holiness. All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness. (Hebrews 12:5, 6, 10, 11)
All the affliction that comes to the children of God, whether through persecution or sickness, is intended by God to increase our holiness by causing us to rely more on the God who raises the dead (2 Corinthians 1:9).
We need to ask what does God mean by good? Does He mean wealth, power, wisdom? No. Thus saith the LORD, Let NOT the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: 9:23-24 But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth Me, that I am the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the LORD.
So this promise does not promise us wealth, health, or an affliction free life that a natural man might think are good and to be desired... But God does promise...
God will equip you with everything good to do His will, accomplishing in us what pleases Him through Jesus, the Messiah. To Him be glory forever and ever! Amen.
I think to understand this promise we need to ask what is God’s purpose in our lives?
What is God’s definition of good?
How do we know we are one of “them that love God?
Are we them that love God?Jesus said, John 14:21 "He who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me; and he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and will disclose Myself to him."
What is God’s definition of good?
His Son! This is my Son with whom I am well pleased.
What Is our Heavenly Father’s purpose ?
8:29 For whom He did foreknow, He also did predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
He disciplines us for our good, that we may share His holiness. All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness. (Hebrews 12:5, 6, 10, 11)
All the affliction that comes to the children of God, whether through persecution or sickness, is intended by God to increase our holiness by causing us to rely more on the God who raises the dead (2 Corinthians 1:9).
We need to ask what does God mean by good? Does He mean wealth, power, wisdom? No. Thus saith the LORD, Let NOT the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: 9:23-24 But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth Me, that I am the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the LORD.
So this promise does not promise us wealth, health, or an affliction free life that a natural man might think are good and to be desired... But God does promise...
God will equip you with everything good to do His will, accomplishing in us what pleases Him through Jesus, the Messiah. To Him be glory forever and ever! Amen.
I was really excited about the Norwegian influence and flavor to our
new Montana community. It was fun to be on the Board of the
Nordicfest, wear a bunad in the parade, develop my own rosemaling style
and teach it to local ladies through the Troy Adult Ed.
We also made friends with the other local families. I taught a public speaking extra-curricular youth class. But all these things… if I am to lead them, teach, them organize them, require a reasonable expectation of health. But now I don’t know from one morning to the next if it is going to be a good day or a bad day. So I no longer feel like I can be counted upon, which is a feeling I do not like at all! But, alll to thee my blessed Savior, I surrender all.
We also made friends with the other local families. I taught a public speaking extra-curricular youth class. But all these things… if I am to lead them, teach, them organize them, require a reasonable expectation of health. But now I don’t know from one morning to the next if it is going to be a good day or a bad day. So I no longer feel like I can be counted upon, which is a feeling I do not like at all! But, alll to thee my blessed Savior, I surrender all.
