Cambodia has been a hard month for me both physically and spiritually. At the beginning of this month I ended up with a cold, a cold that I am still fighting 2 weeks later. During the time of this cold I also ended up with shingles on my neck. Shingles gave me a very blistery rash that hurt like nothing I have ever felt before. I also ended up having trouble with my Asthma. Bummer right?
Well not quite. See the Lord knew what I needed before I did. Our contact this month just so happens to be a doctor. Medicine just so happens to be very cheep. I just so happened to be reading the book of Job when all of this sickness started. Just lucky? I think not.
Let me share with you a little bit that I learned in Job. Job was a man who loved and feared God. That did not mean that life was always great. When everything was taken away from him and he ended up sick his friends came to give him advice. Not all the advice was bad but it was not given at the right time. I had always thought that Job praised God through this whole thing. That he never once complained or asked questions. That was not the case. Job did ask God questions and he did say that he was in pain, but did he ever dishonor God with his actions or words? No he did not.
Thats how I want to live my life. Even in the tough times I was to be honoring to my God. To take things a step further I would love to have Joy in every thing that I do. In the good times and bad…..even when I am sick. That is what I have been learning about this month.
I am sorry this is the first blog for the month but it was worth the wait. God bless you all. In everything that you do remember to glorify the Creator!
Next stop for my team KENYA!!!!!!
