So he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord Almighty (Zec 4:6).
I have heard this verse in song and seen it on T-shirts and it has always resulted in a “feel good” moment for me. This morning I had the opportunity to study it more in depth and it lit fire inside of me knowing I possess God’s power and the Holy Spirit. What an emboldened feeling!
Read the rest of this entryFor the past couple of months, I have had pressure sores on my backside and it has required me to stay in bed. When I cannot roll around in my wheelchair and get outside, I start to feel so isolated and depressed. Of course I thought I was “good” with everything, but the anger over my situation began to boil over during the last week or so. I literally screamed at God last night about my hardships; but as usual, my morning study radically changed my outlook and bolstered my faith.
Read the rest of this entryHave you ever felt that God doesn’t see you? That maybe he is not aware of how deeply you are hurting? You wonder why he is not healing your physical pain. You wonder why he is not restoring a difficult relationship in your life. I have felt those very things, on and off, since I started my Christian journey in 1989. I felt these emotions as an able-bodied person and then as a wheelchair-bound person for the last 10 years. I want to share the story of Hagar to give encouragement to all of us.
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Diary of a Quadriplegic 