I had a lot of time to think today. My wife were at a volleyball tourney supporting Kylee. I thought how if I didn’t have my neck brace that allows me to sit upright and also lean over to drool and spit phlegm into my spittoon throughout the day;  I would probably be gagging and choking most of the time (If someone was around they could also help by using my suction machine to clear my mouth).  Also, if I didn’t use a bi-pap at night, I could never sleep (because of the mucus rising up in my throat.) Surely, if I didn’t have a feeding tube, I would have perished already from starvation.

What has become increasingly clear to me is that God has used these interventive tools to sustain my life, because He is not finished with me yet (Heb 12:2). He is the one that is sustaining me (Is 27:2-3; Ps 55:22).Sometimes I feel defeated and cast down (2 Cor 4:8-9; Ps 42:5, 43:5) but like Joshua, God keeps telling me to get up and go forward into the promised land (Js 7:10). I simply cannot quit, Gods plans for me don’t include me quitting my race. One of my favorite stories in the Bible is in 1 Samuel 30. David and 600 men had just returned to Ziglag after fighting a battle somewhere else. While away, the Amalekites burned Ziglag and took the women and children of David and his men. Upon return from battle, David and his 600 men found Ziglag burning and their families gone. These men were bitterly grieved over this apparent loss, blaming David and wanting to stone him to death. David was greatly distressed over the matter and encouraged himself by seeking the Lord and asking God if he should pursue. God told David to pursue the Amalekites, and that he would recover ALL (everything that was stolen). David chose to act in faith and to pursue a promise made to him by God. He believed God before he received the promise. God tells us to pursue Him and we will recover ALL!

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