Faith Filled Family Magazine September 2016 | Page 55

severance, hope, or courage
than knowing exactly what I am
on earth for. On a sunny November Saturday in 2013, I heard the
unmistakable voice of the Lord
whisper gently to me, “I made
you to give direction to those
who feel worthless, to give hope
to the hopeless, and to speak
peace over the brokenhearted.”
That moment, and those words
gave me direction, and more
hope than I can contain. It has
been the adventure of a lifetime
walking in that purpose, and time
and time again, watching in awe
as the Lord makes the impossible come to pass. So if you don’t
already know, ask Him what he
made you to do, spend time in
His presence, in His Word, in
prayer and in worship until you
are confident you know what His
will for your life is. Trust me you
will be glad that you did!

Some of the most highly
respected members of our society are our doctors. In some of
our hardest and most frightening circumstances, we seek their
help and advice, and we quite
literally trust them with our lives,
and rightfully so. Doctors are
individuals who have dedicated
a huge portion of their time and
energy to gaining a thorough
understanding of the extremely
complex functioning of the
human body. They work tirelessly to ensure a healthy and
happy life for each patient they
serve. But how can their knowledge and expertise compare to
that of the all-knowing creator of
each and every human body?
How can medicine compare
to the power of Him who conquered sickness and death on
the Cross? It is incredibly important to take the knowledge and
guidance of doctors seriously.
Once you have a hold of the But ultimately, your life and your
reason you are here, lay aside health are in God’s capable
any other idea of who you’re sup- hands.
posed to be, any other dream,
ambition or desire, and join com- Your faith, your trust, and your
pletely to God’s perfect will for hope must be securely in Him.
your life. You will be in awe when Don’t run from the situation, preyou see how God moves, how tend it is not a pressing issue,
He builds you up, and the sense or become angry or fearful. You
of fulfillment you will receive. My need to face the situation, be in
Pastor, Aaron Brechtel once said reality about where you are, and
“there’s nothing like being the examine your heart and charperson God created you to be.” acter to deal with anything that
There may be bumps in the road, would prevent you from trusting
and obstacles to overcome, but God completely. Trust that He
as Paul wrote:
knows what He is doing, that
He loves you and truly wants
“I can do all things through Him the best for you, and that He will
who strengthens me.” (Philippi- take care of you. Trust that if it
ans 4:13)
is the time He has predestined
for you to return home to Him,
Taking all of this into account, He will prepare your heart, and
how should you respond if a you will soon be safe with Jesus.
doctor gives you a terminal diag- Trust that if He still has purposes
nosis?
for you to fulfill on earth, there is

no doubt that He will deliver you
from this situation and heal you.
Whenever you need a miracle, it
is time to start praying fervently
and ask God for help. It would
also be beneficial to call your
pastor, your family, your friends,
anyone who would be willing to
pray for you, and ask them to
intercede on your behalf. Ask
them to lay their hands on you
and pray for healing. Jesus
made a promise to believers
when they pray for the sick:
“They will lay hands on the sick,
and they will recover.” (Mark
16:18)
No sickness is too great, too
hopeless, too far gone for Jesus.
Throughout His time on earth, He
healed many people in hopeless
situations. Not only did He heal
those who were given a terminal report, also those who were
already dead. He continued this
work through his Apostles, and
even today this power is moving
throughout His Church, and is
readily available to any follower
of Christ. Take a look at how
He raised a young girl from the
dead:
“They laughed at him, knowing
that she was dead. But he took
her by the hand and said, ‘My
child, get up!’ Her spirit returned,
and at once she stood up. Then
Jesus told them to give her
something to eat.” (Luke 8:5355)
Throughout your season of healing, it is so important to press in
to the Lord, to earnestly seek his
presence, and to hear his will
and purposes for you. Be sure to
obey any instruction you receive