PRAISE God!

With the last few weeks and this lovely weather i have been sick with sinus issues about once every two weeks! It's sooooo frustrating cause I'll be well for a good two weeks, then BAM! The weather changes and in comes the sinus issues! And it stinks cause i'm all congested and 'snotty' and can't breathe let alone sing or do anything else. And if you know me even a little, you know i love to sing :)

Last sunday i was scheduled to sing for the Impact service and had to get Katie to cover for me (thanks Katers!). I was sad because i love singing with that band, but i couldn't breathe! Then i remembered that i had to lead for Axiom the following tuesday (today). I didn't know if i could and i just began to pray and trust the Lord that he would heal me. Monday nite rolled along and i felt like i was not getting any better, but i picked songs and prayed even harder. I knew that God could (and would) heal me and that i would be able to lead. Oh yeah, before i get to that i have to tell you about my friday nite incident.

So we had a camp meeting on saturday and i was really not feeling well friday nite. So i took my Sudafed and went to bed early. I tossed and turned and woke up every hour on the hour with an even worst headache and pressure as the nite went on. It was 5:30 am and i couldn't take it any more! I got up, ate some crackers (so my tummy wouldn't hurt) and took both some more Sudafed and Rapid Release Tylenol. Hopped back into bed and prayed this prayer, " God, i know that you want me to be well. You are bigger than this infection and pressure and i know you can heal me.Please take this pressure away and let me get enough rest for the day with the 2 hours i can sleep before i have to get up." I prayed with all that i had and trusted that God would do it. Within 5 minutes of praying the headache and pressure was COMPLETELY GONE! PRAISE GOD! i fell asleep and when i woke up i felt soo refreshed as if i had gotten a full nites rest!

Now back to my Tuesday story, so i picked my songs, prayed for God to heal me and went to be. When i woke up, i woke up with the attitude of, "God is going to heal me and help me get through this day!" I was still a little congested, but not as bad as prior days. So i went to work, blew my nose...did my thing and continued to pray through out the day that God would give me the strength to lead and heal me. The time came for me to practice and i was getting a little worried, was i going to be able to do it?

Tiffany came early so we could see what key to play everything in and as i sang, my voice sounded terrible! I sounded like Pheobe when she has her "sexy voice." But i still trusted that God would help me. The band came and as we practiced each song, i could hear and fill my voice getting stronger and stronger. :) We began service and i felt as if i was never sick. Yes, i had to take more breathes in between the words, but still a strong voice. THANK YOU JESUS!

You see, i knew that God could heal me. He is a God that LONGS to be gracious to us when we ask of things. But with the asking comes the trusting. If we don't have the faith to trust that he can do the things we ask, we might as well be screaming it into a pillow. I pray that you have the faith to ask anything in Jesus' name and believe it with everything you have! TRY IT! You will be amazed at the results! But please, please, please don't forget to thank Him for all He has done!