Even with all the concerns of my post yesterday, we have been so richly blessed, there's always hope, and we have the evidence of things seen as well. M can hold his head up, has the stamina to stay in the wheelchair for five hours or more, and began to write yesterday. I can't read all of it, but I can some - it looks like pieces of a draft of a settlement of all things.
His sister and I saw M's occupational therapist and she was very encouraging, as have been all the other members of his team. His estimated discharge date remains early May. And today he starts his pet therapy group.
Some of you have remarked on the time stamp for these posts. Maybe it's Pacific time? Please don't be concerned, I am not writing these at three in the morning, but usually at 5, which is our normal early morning wake-up.
He Will if You Will
Author: Elisabeth Elliot
Source: A Lamp For My Feet
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:11-11
All through the Bible we see the interworking of the will of God and the will of man. It was God, Creator and Sovereign, who conceived freedom for man--the glorious likeness to Himself in "the dignity of causality," to use Pascal's phrase. All things are so arranged in God's universe that He may work his will through man's exercising his gift of a free will. It is a gift, and one which, while it confers staggering power on us humans, also limits the Almighty. Here lies the tremendous mystery--that God should be all-powerful, yet refuse to coerce. He summons us to cooperation. We are honored in being given the opportunity to participate in his good deeds. Remember how He asked for help in performing his miracles: Fill the waterpots, stretch out your hand, distribute the loaves.
This little word of Paul's to the Corinthian Christians contains the whole kernel of that truth: "He will deliver us if you will cooperate by praying" (2 Cor 1:11).
Is there something you are hoping for today? Perhaps there is a condition you must fulfill before the Lord can grant it. He will if you will.
