Healed to Speak

II Kings 20:5 - This is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears; I will heal you. As I have shared before, the purpose of my blog is to share my experiences with you (as God allows) in hopes that you will receive the healing, encouragement and faith you need to move forward in every area of your life. This weeks’ post is personal to me and I hope it will help you. Six weeks ago, I found out I had to get all four of my wisdom teeth removed. I have to admit I was terrified. I have never had any issues with my teeth, not a cavity…nothing; so finding out I had to get something done did not make me happy. Three weeks later, I reluctantly scheduled the extraction surgery. On Monday, January 15, I went into the office wide-eyed and terrified, but after the procedure was re-explained, I was more relaxed; especially since my husband was in the room with me. J As the dental technician began prepping me, the dreaded question ...

Genesis 50:20 - You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives . One of my favorite movies is Forest Gump. I have watched it more times than I can count and each time I observe something I did not notice before. In Forest’ innocence, he did not understand what his best friend Jennie was experiencing at home at the hands of her father. There is a scene in which her father is looking for her; Jenny grabs Forest’ hand and runs through the cornfield. When she stops, she says to Forest “let’s pray to God that he would make me a bird so I can fly far…far away.” Obviously, God did not turn her into a bird, but he did open the door for her to leave her abusive environment. God did not make me a bird either; therefore, the scene has great significance to me. I can recall countless times as a child praying to the Lord and asking him to deliver me from my abusive environment, but he didn’t. There were time...

Isaiah 43:18 - Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? “Let the Past Die” is a line spoken by one of the characters in the most recent movie Star Wars: The Last Jedi . It is my husbands’ FAVORITE line in the entire movie and it has much relevance and truth. The bible tells us not to dwell on the past. Dwelling on past mistakes, failures or relationships will hinder us from moving forward and pressing towards what God truly has for us. Therefore, we must let go with the assurance that the Lord has something better. About 17 years ago, I recall trying to hold onto a relationship that was completely wrong (hindsight is always 20/20). The main reason I wanted to hold on was because he was the father of my first-born child and quite honestly, I did not want to be alone and pregnant. I also did not want the stigma associated with being a single mother; so at the time it...

            Psalm 34:18 - The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. After being married for almost a year, I became pregnant with my first child. I was elated and a little scared at the same time because it had been ten years since I was pregnant last but I was ready. I thought to myself, this time I do not have to hide my belly; this time I can tell people; this time I am married and I have a man who truly loves me and is just as excited as I am about bringing a new life into the world. This time I am happy. Then on Friday, November 23, 2007, it all changed. I went to work feeling good, but as the day progressed, I began to feel worse. I experienced cramping and later spotting. After I got home, I told my husband what I was experiencing and we reluctantly went to the emergency room. We went to the hospital that evening and spoke with a cold and unsympathetic doctor who told us we were experienci...