Currently Left-Handed

I have run into a number of things in my lifetime. The microwave door, the countertop, doorways, the wall, supermarket carts, and especially the floor have all given me bumps and bruises. Some would call me clumsy (and I would agree), but I do believe God has allowed me to get hurt so I can learn something. So as you’ve probably guessed, here comes the lesson that I’ve learned from my recent encounter with concrete.
It is not a good idea to ride down a steep, long, concrete street on a razor scooter. It is not a good idea to forget about the brakes and try to use your feet instead when you are going down a steep, long concrete street way too fast. But thank you God for hands that automatically try to stop our falls. But when our hands try to stop our falls, they usually end up getting the worst of the cuts and bruises. This was the case with my situation.

My right hand took all the force of my fall, and it received a lovely quarter-sized scrape. ‘Scrape’ as in all the skin completely gone from this one area in my hand. Sorry for that visual. Anyway, it was painful, and I was actually surprised that I didn’t cry (oh yeah). However, my hand suffered for the rest of the day, as I was unable to move my fingers without pain. And in case you didn’t know, I’m right handed, which meant the homework which was due the next day would have to wait.

As a result my left hand stepped up to the plate. It was now in charge of holding the hairbrush, fork, toothbrush, and other foreign things. Through this struggle I learned an important lesson.

When God eliminates one option, it’s because He wants you to use the other option. When you are forced to be left-handed, look at it as an opportunity to strengthen your barely used non-dominate hand. 

Maybe God has forced you to be left-handed right now, due to an option that He prevented. Would you join me in being thankful that God is using our left-handedness (yes I just made up a word) to strengthen us? God’s gonna use your situation, I can’t promise how or when, but just know that He will. And if I can believe God can use my wimpy left-handedness, than you better believe He can use your situation for good.

“For my (God’s) grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” -2 Corinthians 12:9 

 

FALSE: Miracles Happened More In Bible Times

I apologize for the lack of posts over the past few weeks. We are actually in Florida with our family as my grandma is in ICU. If you would keep her in your prayers, that would be awesome. Thanks! 

Did miracles occur more often in bible times? Nope. 

Do miracles still happen today? Yes.

Are you confused? Are you wondering if what I’m about to share with you is really true? Keep reading. You’ll see what I mean. 

My grandma is in ICU. She had a planned surgery, but afterwards she couldn’t breathe on her own. So they sedated her and had a machine breathing for her. Without this machine she would not be with us anymore. She is on many medications to help clear fluid from her lungs, to ease her pain, and to heal her. Without these medications she would not be with us anymore. Praise God she is doing somewhat better, and we pray she is on the road to recovery. 

Would you consider this a miracle or an everyday Doctor healing?

News Flash: there is no such thing as an “everyday Doctor healing”.

But your argument might be: “God didn’t heal her, or stabilize her health. It was the machines, the medication, and the doctors.” 

Who created the doctors? Who gave the doctors brilliant minds so they  could know how to help people? Who gave people the ideas, supplies, and capability to create machines that can sustain life? Who allowed the medication to work? I’m sure you already know the answer.  

So technically God is doing the healing, not the machines, not the doctors, not the medication…God.

In bible times they didn’t have all those things, so directly healing people, through words, was pretty much the only way Jesus did it. 

Ding-ding-ding! Everyday healing is a miracle! 

I know I’ve been pulled into the lie that God only performs miracles once in a while. Unlike when he used to do them “all the time” in Bible times. We’ve begun to push away God and thank the doctors instead, whenever a healing occurs. Shouldn’t we be praising God? Just as the people did back then? 

So in the end….

FALSE: Miracles happened more in Bible times. 

Do you agree? Let me know in the comment section!