God will not abandon you...

    In 2011 Britney was driving with her two daughters when their car was hit head on by a 4x4 truck. This caused grid-lock traffic on the highway. Several motorists hurried to help them. They were able to get them all out safely. Seconds later, the car burst into flames. One of the motorists stuck in the grid-lock traffic, saw the flames in the distance and began to pray for them.
    While the driver of the truck was unhurt, Britney’s two daughters had  fortunately suffered no life-threatening injuries. Her 4-year old had two broken arms and her 5-week old had a few cuts. Britney, on the other hand, had suffered the worst of it. She was bleeding internally, had multiple fractures and was in critical condition. During her flight to the hospital, she coded twice. Doctors were mainly concerned about her massive neck trauma and whether or not she had broken her spinal cord. Various people began praying for her, among them, the motorist who had begun praying for her on the highway and who had not stopped praying. She had even encouraged others to pray for her especially when she found out that Britney was a nurse with whom she worked.
    Fortunately, it was discovered that there was no spinal injury and her neck would heal in time. In spite of it all, Britney believed that God had allowed them to live for a reason and that He was going to take care of them. This gave her a sense of peace. Over more than a year, she had two more surgeries and continued rehab. She finally walked on her own, returned to her job as a nurse and today continues to see healing.
    She admits that everything is not healed, that God has been healing her bit by bit. She has learned to accept how He chooses to heal her, to accept His will for her healing. Britney had been told that she would not walk again, that she would not be a nurse again, that her accident was unsurvivable. Yet, against all odds, what she was told she would not be able to do, she has done. She counters those negative statements with the fact that with God all things are possible.
    One of the first things to grab my attention is the fact that a motorist, who had no clue who the victims were, began praying for them. The fact is, you never know who God has prompted to pray for you. You may be thinking that you are alone in your situation, that nobody knows or cares what is happening to you, but God always has someone out there praying for you - even though they may not know you by name. God knows exactly how to take care of His own. Britney was unconscious and could not cry out for help, but God had people there ready to come to her assistance both physically and spiritually. That’s the God we serve! As Psalm 94:14 says: “The Lord will not reject His people; He will not abandon His special possession.”
    Secondly, Britney admits that her healing continues. It has not happened all at once. It has been a process, it has taken time. We thank God when He chooses to heal instantly, but we also thank God when He chooses to take us through a process of healing. Sometimes we need to remember that it’s not always about how quickly God responds but the fact that He does respond, even though it may seem to take longer than we would like. God is still in control and His timing is perfect! “The Lord is good to those whose hope is in Him, to the one who seeks Him; it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord” (Lamentations 3:25-26).
    Thirdly, Britney had been told what she would never be able to do again. However, God stepped in and proved that He has the final say. We may be tempted to believe what the experts say but at the end of the day, our outcome is not based on what man says or believes but on who God is and what He is able to do. As Britney rightly said, “With God all things are possible!” (Matthew 19:26)
    Always remember that as a child of God, your life is in His hands. You are not alone or on your own. God is right there, guiding, leading and keeping you every step of the way, even when it does not seem like He is. He is able even when you are not and whatever He allows, He will use all of it, both good and bad, to bring about the best for your life. 
    If you have not accepted Jesus Christ into you life as your personal Lord and Saviour, I encourage you to do so today. You never know what life will throw your way, but you can have the confidence that God is right there, orchestrating and working out everything for your good!
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