The Battle is the Lord's!

Let me begin by saying that therapy is going well, I am sooo sore, but I am told I am doing well. I have developed a new compassion for those who face physical therapy after major surgery. Yes, rotator cuff surgery is major, but I also know there are many more involved surgeries one can have. Well, summer is finally here, school is out, Anna, Bella, and I am leaving for annual conference early tomorrow, church camps start next week, then a mission trip to Pine Ridge S. Dakota, then VBS…and the list goes on and on. We are all that busy, it’s not just me or my family, and then we add our own baggage…personal tragedies (surgery, failed relationships, or grief) or stressful situations (financial or family struggles) and I wonder how some people make it through their day. It is no wonder so many people buy into notions that really don’t make sense. I am thinking of Harold Camping, the radio network owner who predicted the rapture last May 21st. So many people it seems wanted Camping’s words to be true, not because they desired to be in God’s presence, but because they were worn out battling the adversary here on earth. How sad. First, Scripture is clear no one knows the day or the hour, even though they always claim special revelation from God. Secondly, I see this as sad because as believers we do not battle the enemy alone, but in the power of God’s Holy Spirit. Pray for those trying to fight the battle alone, pray for annual conference, and pray for me and my rehabilitation. I hope to post from Peoria, but I’ll have to see if Anna and Bella will allow me the time.