"Man's Surrender" -2

"Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not Thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with Thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were." (Psalms 39:12) We are surely not going to find peace in this world, because this world has set it's face against God; and because we have joined ourselves unto God, we are strangers here with Him, just passing through until we get to the other side. This is what hope is all about, not that we have obtained, but that there is a glorious place that has been prepared for us; day by day we long for it, and each day He gives us the strength to face another, and another, until that glorious day arrives. Yesterday I heard the desperate cries of a woman in pain who wanted to end her life; she feels so all alone in her pain, and has no hope for tomorrow. When we lose hope that tomorrow will be a better day, then we really can become hopeless, and the fear and the pain of whatever it is that we are going through can seem overwhelming, becoming the focus of our attention, and the draining of all of our ambitions and strength. That dear sister needs to be smothered in love, so that the love will drown out that pain she is going through; that is what John was saying about love being made perfect, in that love that is perfect will cast out all fear. We must learn to surrender to the love of God, no matter what it is that we are going through, because there is nothing greater than His love; the more we surrender to His love, the more we love Him; and the more that we love Him, the more we can love each other. All that this world can offer those of us in pain is a pill; but God, He has healing in His wings; just a breath from God, and all is changed; just a wink of His eye, and we will be in His presence bowing at His feet. Do I believe that God is going to heal my wife? You bet I do; I am positive that He is going to give her a new glorious body; one that will be free from all sickness and pain. In the meantime, she is still going to be cared for just as if God should heal her now, because nothing is impossible with God; absolutely nothing... "These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the name of the Son of God. And this is the confidence that we have in Him, that, if we ask any thing according to His will, He heareth us: and if we know that He hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of Him." (1 John 5:13-15)