Pray Without Ceasing

Firstly apologies for the lack of the blog last week. I wasn't aware it hadn't posted until someone mentioned it today that last weeks blog hadn't appeared. Well as the Guiness advert said, "Good things come to those who wait." So with that you can wait until next week.



Until Next Week

Rob






Just Joking!


"O my strength, I sing praise to You; You, O God, are my fortress, my loving God."

If you remember in a previous blog I spoke about how Mike Macpherson gave his testimony about how we shouldn't wait for something bad to happen before we make right with God. Well that week, those words saw fruition. Last Monday, I had dinner with Ryan and Reece, the management couple at Rehoboth. Tuesdsay morning, when speaking to Reece she said she felt so ill. She had pain in her side and asked me to look after her daughter so she could sleep. She went to the doctor during the day and was told that her gall bladder was inflamed. She got pills to take but had to go back last friday to have a check up. By friday she felt fine so thought that whatver had happened had worked. It hadn't. She was told she'd have to have an operation on Tuesday this week. I went to see her 6am tuesday morning as I was watching her kids. She was nervous but knew it was just a routine op and she'd be home by wednesday night. the whole day dragged badly. Time went so slowly. At 5pm I got a message from reece saying if she knew it would be this painful she would have chickened out. It put me at ease a bit as I thought she was out and just recovering. At 7.50pm we got told that Reece had been rushed back into theatre as they had found internal bleeding and her blood pressure had sunk big time. It was then I remembered Mac's words. I then prayed like there was no tomorrow. I have never prayed so much in my life. I was with Lindsay and Sophie and just prayed and prayed. Thankfully, we got told at 10 oclock that she was out and in ICU. We went to see her yesterday and she was in so much pain. But today she is in the surgical ward but is doing so much better.

Isn't it wierd that when things go ok, God is so far away, but when something goes bad, God's the first person we blame. I am number one culprit. As it was a routine op, I didn't pray nearly as much as i should have then tried to barter a deal when things went badly.

"Don't wait for something bad to happen, to make right with God." Mike Macpherson.

And to top it off, the topic of my devotions this morning - Pray without ceasing!

Until Next Week, technical problems permitting!

Rob

And last but certainly not least. Thank you so much for all your prayers and thoughts. It seems I am better and am 100% totally safe if only 10% sound. Thank you so much for your messages and everything. It makes things much easier to get through.

God Bless