Comfort

Our Pastor has been looking for God's working in the lives of our church.... As I've transferred the blog... all the year was on my thought. Pastor Jim used this in his sermon on God's comfort. I think he's putting together a book!!

"We wait upon the Lord.... He so comforted me with these words... We sang them in worship just the Sunday before.... They we a treasure to find and get the CD!!!"

Pastor Jim- Here's a starting point... we've had alot in the last year...

God's Comfort

We had plans for Six Flags on Tuesday... but God's plans took us to GSMC 7/31/07. Monday night KjS passed out and we knew this was not normal. We called friends to stay with the girls and headed to the hospital. K said to hurry as we waited at red lights... hazards on we rushed. After midnight K headed into emergency colon surgery for a burst diverticuli. He awoke not know what neither diverticuli or colostomy were.

Gracious friends kept our girls as I stayed 24/7 with K in the hospital for what would be days and days... nearly a week. God's comfort came in a worship song we'd sang the week before... it played over and over in my head... strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord.

K was in bed for days and sitting up was slow. Even his breathing was weak. He was days not talking on the phone even to family. Strength will rise as we wait on the Lord. I wrote it on the board in the hospital room. After 3 days he started to walk around the nurses station... Over and over it played... and I had to track down the song... I called FBC and finally figured it out... Everlasting God...

God's comfort came in loud and clear.. through friends & FBC that were truly our family that hard week. Day six K finally was released to go home!!! God was returning his strength.... God was giving strength because we'd have to repeat the entire process in 2 months....

Even now nearly a year later when we sing Everlasting God in worship... I'm instantly taken back to the hospital... tears well up and I know He is our comfort & He gives strength.

Strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord
We will wait upon the Lord
We will wait upon the Lord

Our God, You reign forever
Our hope, our Strong Deliverer
You are the everlasting God

The everlasting God
You do not faint
You won't grow weary

Our God, You reign forever
Our hope, our Strong Deliverer
You are the everlasting God

The everlasting God
You do not faint
You won't grow weary

You're the defender of the weak
You comfort those in need
You lift us up on wings like eagles