With our upcoming trip to Israel about to happen, I am reminded daily of the certitude upon my heart of the assignment. I KNOW God called me to this task, therefore I KNOW the funds along with all the other details will be in place. It is not a surprise to me to walk through being terminated from my job with the hospital during this time of preparation and to marvel at how the circumstances have driven me even deeper into my Father's heart. My own faith has been bolstered in a phenomenal way as I realize more and more that though it may not look like it on the exterior, when God speaks a word to our lives, it is so! And the sealing factor is hearing God's heart and then confidently and courageously latching onto that word.
The trip we are taking to Israel includes expenses in the amount of $3,200.00. Some of us had it; many didn't...But God! During our first team meeting on a Sunday afternoon, we witnessed the development of more than $1,500.00 that was GIVEN towards airfare due to be purchased that day. Since that date, we have continued to enjoy a generous outpouring from friends and family. Why? Because God loves to lavish His gifts upon us. We need only to get into position.
Now my thoughts turn to those dealing with health problems and "diagnoses." So you have heard what your physician or a battery of tests are saying. But what is God saying? Has He spoken a word of healing to you? Will you receive it? Again, when you know what you know what you know, it does not matter what the external circumstances look like. Do you trust that God is working on your behalf in ways you just can't see yet? He spoke it...He will do it! Be bold in decreeing (declaring, proclaiming) what the Lord shows you that He sees in your life and in your loved ones' lives! Scheduled for surgery? Is God whispering to your heart He has already fixed the problem? Financial woes? Can you see yourself out from under that burden of debt as God does? Then proclaim it! Go ahead and speak an overpayment on your bills so you will be the one getting a refund!
God loves us so much! Think of the kindest, sweetest, most giving person you know. He is that one billion times more! Get to know Him by reading His Word. His power will infuse to the very core of your being and you will have understanding like never before as you take time to read the bible. And then pray often about everything! He is with you everywhere you go! Just talk to Him. Thank Him for all the good He has brought to your life. It really is a wonderful world we live in! I know.
