Praise God in the Hard Times?by Dale Harcombe | More from this Blogger 21 Feb 2009 05:06 PM
It was interesting the other night when at choir to sit and read the things children praised God for. It reinforced what I'd been talking about the other day about how ready children are to praise God and how we can learn from them. Another one I saw recently was from a young woman who praised God for her disability. No, that it's not a misprint. She praised God for the disability because it made her depend on Him more. Our family can relate to that. When our daughter was critically ill some years back, it was hard to think there could be anything to praise God for. But we praised God for the people who prayed for and with us, for the practical support we received from other Christians including places to stay while she was in hospital and then later when she came out but still needed to be near enough to the hospital for daily treatment. We praised God for the skill and insight of the doctor who diagnosed the problem in our local country hospital and the speed with which they then moved her down to Sydney for specialist and intensive care. We praised God for those who had donated desperately needed blood and plasma. We praised God for the faithfulness of those who continued to pray. It was one of the hardest times we have gone through as a family. For some time after she was well, she was unable to talk about that time because it was all too painful. But I look at where she is now and how strong she is in her faith and see that God was able to use that whole experience. She is a much stronger Christian because of it and has a powerful testimony to share of how God answers prayer and of God's healing power. Praise God! Please visit these related blogs Have You Considered a Prayer Covenant? Learn more about Dale Harcombe  Dale has a passion for books and writing. She writes in various forms, from articles to poetry to fiction for children and adults. Relevantchristian tags User Comments TheHeavenlyHusband (30) 21 Feb 2009 08:24 PMI love the fact that with God I can say this: I have joy even in the absence of happiness. That means I have joy overall even when things are not going my way. I know that God will make it right. When my wife was diagnosed with breast cancer, she stopped working for treatment. From that she was able to spend more time with our children and it brough us so much closer. I praise God for that. Because of her cancer, I started looking at how I treated her and God revealed to me that I needed to get into His word more and study to be a great husband to her. I learned so much from His word on being a good husband that He also led me to share what I learned. That was the birth of my newsletter. God is good!  Dale Harcombe |
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