Grace beyond Reason!

Sunday’s Monday

     First things first! I want to thank those faithful readers who have patiently waited for me to write again. I went on a spiritual sabbatical because my mind and eyes wouldn’t focus, and I needed time to evaluate the bad things that happened to me lately. I never stopped loving anyone, especially God, but I didn’t want to associate with anyone who might influence my decisions. I had to learn where I stood in the eyes of Christ! After all, I had five different hospitalizations in the year 2023, each lasting a week or more for blood clots in the lungs. My wife died in January 2024, and I was hospitalized for another blood clot in February 2024. In June 2024, I was rushed to the hospital (more dead than alive), with infections in my upper respiratory regions. During these visits, I was told by five different doctors that I would not walk out of the hospital alive. So, after surviving 6 Pulmonary embolisms prior to the Sepsis UTI, Acute Chronic COPD Exacerbation, and Acute Chronic Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure, and being alive to tell about it today is a miracle. Ergo, I must be pretty important to God! This is where this Sunday’s Monday will take you through my thought patterns and hidden feelings.

      I was okay with everything happening, or at least I thought I was until I returned home to finish my healing. It seemed that the more I tried and the more I prayed, the more things would come along to hinder my recovery. I became weary and relaxed my defenses, giving way to the evil thoughts of doubt and a weakening belief. I soon wondered why God had turned His back on me. I could not think of what I did to be punished this way. Then, I asked if God was trying to teach me something that I was reluctant to learn. After battling this for about six weeks, I concluded this week through a sermon I heard Pastor Prince (Life Point Church) speak during Sunday Service on Romans 4:1-3.

      I decided without doubt or reservation that I am very important to Jesus; as A matter of fact, I am so important that He set me on His foundation of grace. He loves me no matter what, and He only seeks what is best for me, even if it hurts at the time. It took what it took for me to realize that my internal rebellion was hidden from the world, but God could see what it was doing to me. I’m sorry, but I hurt so badly that I had to be mad at someone. Why shouldn’t it be the one who had the power to stop it? I felt like Job but quickly found that I was no Job! I was harboring a bit of anger and a ton of disappointment toward God because He let this happen. Romans 4:3, For the Scriptures tell us, “Abraham believed God, and God counted him as righteous because of his faith.” Everything evolves around faith because man will hold to what he believes in.

      In II Corinthians 5:7, the scripture tells us, "For we walk by faith, not by sight." This is the same as not going by your hurts because life goes on. Hold mourning up to God and allow Him to help instead of taking it out on Him. Offer your sufferings or health issues up to God for help, and stop blaming Him for your trials. There is something to be learned in everything that befalls us, good or bad. Learn it and move on. The good news is in the results as written in II Corinthians 7:11: For observe this very thing, that you sorrowed in a godly manner: What diligence it produced in you, what clearing of yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what vehement desire, what zeal, what vindication! In all things you proved yourselves to be clear in this matter.

      Dear Lord, the more I desire to love you, the more our enemy gets in my way. I ask you to please help me overcome my unbelief! Thank you, Father, for being patient and having faith in me to recover. I ask you, Jesus, to search the hearts of all in my situation and not receive answers because they haven’t discovered the question yet. Lord, I know how it is to be stuck in limbo with our relationship with you and not wanting to visit the problem. The problem is our lack of faith in Him to do what He has promised. II Corinthians 5:21: For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.

 HAVE A BLESSED WEEK BY BEING A BLESSING TO OTHERS!

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