Friday, December 17, 2010

The little reminders...

"And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death."  Revelation 12:11 (NKJV)

Though my focus has not been on blogging this month, I felt it necessary to share this one.

If you've followed this blog for any length of time, you know that by the grace of God, I have overcome a very serious illness.  I am moving next week, which means I have been packing the past few days.  As I was going through some boxes, I encountered one that was unmarked.  I opened it.  The contents of the box are displayed in the attached photos.  I didn't even know I still had this stuff.  I thought I had thrown it out long ago.

The box contained a substantial stack of medical bills, hospital admission bracelets and various literature regarding Ulcerative Colitis - a chronic illness I was diagnosed with in 2005.  It's funny how God tends to remind us exactly where he found us.  Through my illness, pain and suffering, God found me and restored me.  To this day, my doctors cannot explain the miracle that occurred within my body.

Matthew 19:26 (NIV) says, "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."  I don't know what you might be going through today, but I do know that Romans 2:11 (NIV) says, "God does not show favoritism."  Simply put: What He has done for me, He will do for you.

Keep fighting the good fight of faith!

James

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