Sunday, November 06, 2005

He holds me up

I recently gave a talk at a retreat - I was a bit concerned about what I was going to say and how (with my MS balance & standing problems) I would be able to walk to the podium give a talk that would take about 25 mins & then walk out. I sat down to write the talk & the next thing I knew it was done - I had no idea what it said, but God did (He wrote it) so I just had to become familiar enough with it to present without my tongue getting in my way.

The retreat started & then day of the of my talk came & I had been quite calm knowing it was in His hands, but I was a bit concerned about the walking to & from the podium & the standing. I went into the Chapel to pray before my talk & as I wheel myself in I see a picture of Jesus & a sign "All who kneel here I will not let them fall". I read it several times & thought Lord are you Talk;king to me? If I kneel at the alter how long will it be before some comes along to help me up? I know I can't get down on my knees & be able to get myself back up again, but He kept telling me 'I brought you here'

Well I followed his calling a knelt & prayer that He could use me for His glory, when I finished He lifted me to my feet with no problems. He held me up all the way to the podium, He delivered a talk (even though I know I lost my voice about 3 mins into the 25 mins talk) and He continued to hold me as I walked out, sat back down in my wheelchair to go back to the Chapel and praise Him.
What an Awesome God We Serve!