I AM STRONG!

” MY GRACE IS ALL YOU NEED. MY POWER WORKS BEST IN WEAKNESS.” 2 CORINTHIANS 12:9

” FOR WHEN I AM WEAK, THEN I AM STRONG.” 2 CORINTHIANS 12:10

Life is hard for each of us. We all go through things that affect us in traumatic ways. It is in these times that we either strengthen our faith and live the life our Lord has given us, or we fail miserably and live in sorrow, fear and doubt. As many of you know my son was diagnosed with brain cancer a couple of years ago. Throughout this time, it has brought both my wife and me closer to the Lord through complete faith in his power and his strength. It is never easy. However, throughout this whole experience the Lord has kept telling me that no matter what things look like or what others say, everything was going to be OK. He was going to use my son as a testimony to others with his strength and faith. Yesterday, my wife and I visited our son and from the last visit to this visit he had lost effective speech, the use of his right arm, and his balance. His sight is being affected and he is going to be using a wheelchair moving forward. From the outside looking in, this situation looks dreadful, sad and impossible to overcome. However, that is not what I saw. I saw Michael and his wife Angela with strength, faith and a positive attitude. I saw both being a great witness on behalf of Jesus. I saw them living their lives with hope and an understanding that when things get tough, our Lord is right there by their side. Their faith is not in the doctors who tell them that there is nothing else they can do, but instead, their faith is in the Great Physician, Jesus Christ! You see, the greater the problem we are in, the greater the miracle to get us out. The greater the problem the greater the testimony. When you live it, and others see it, then they believe it. It isn’t just words, but it becomes reality. Grace is all we need. For when we as Christians are at our weakest we are at our strongest! The Lord is using Mike and Angela. They have a ministry that is real. They live it! Others are watching them, and they are testifying for the precious grace our Lord has given them. We love them both very much, but we don’t love them and never can love them as much as our Lord does. No matter the outcome it will for the good of our God in heaven. Bless you Mike and Angela! PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!