God Heals Worship Leader!
The past 2 months have been both exciting and challenging. I have witnessed the wonders of life and its pain, all at the same time. God continues to work in all the ministries here in Mindoro. Challenges in life aren’t always sent by God. Sometimes things just happen. As it says in the Bible, “It rains on the just and unjust.”
I had the chance to visit a friend’s church here in Calapan, Mindoro. He isn’t with the Assemblies of God, but he is a very passionate man of God. At their church, I was just trying to sit in my chair and hear from God. That week had been very busy for me. After he preached, he had me come to the front and share my testimony of how I became a missionary. Right after that, I felt led to pray for anyone who was sick.
A handful of people came up for prayer, and all of them were healed. The one who really stood out to me was a young man in his twenties. He told me he used to be the worship leader at the church, but then something happened to his lungs and throat that kept him from singing.
Granted, he wasn’t a professional singer like the one who got healed in Cebu, but he still had a desire to be God’s worshipping Levite. My heart broke for him. He clearly had a hard time talking normally, and even breathing. I prayed for him, and he said he didn’t notice much. I reminded him that we aren’t seeking a feeling, but God’s healing, which can only be accessed by faith.
About two weeks after the service, I ran into one of the church members. She told me that he is leading worship again! Praise God for what He has done!
I heard this recently from one of my favorite preachers:
“The devil comes to steal, kill and destroy, but God takes the rap a lot of the time. The devil is the accuser of the brethren, and he also accuses God to the brethren. Then we get mad at God for something He never did.
“Saying ‘God is sovereign, so what will be will be’ is twisted. If God is in control, then why do we have life and death in the tongue? You couldn’t speak death. You’d have no ability. Why? Because God would control your tongue. Not everything that happens is the will of God. A lot of times we think everything is the will of God.
“If God’s in control, then why would you need to pray? Because what’s going to happen will happen anyway. Why have faith? Because God’s doing it, so just let it go. It’s easy for us to settle into saying, ‘Well, God’s in control.’ Then Satan gets away with one, then the next 20. Before you know it, you’re bitter at God. Satan came to steal kill and destroy, but Jesus came to give us abundant life.”
Personally, I’ve had my own challenges too. One was being without a computer for nearly two months. During that time I also got sick, messed up my knee, and just recently sprained my ankle in a dirt bike accident while riding with some friends.
Despite that, I’ve been so blessed! So many people have shown me that I am their friend by visiting me while I couldn’t walk. More than 10 people have brought me food, cleaned my house, or done my laundry. I am just speechless. They have really treated me like family.
A business family I’ve been witnessing to is now starting to come to church. Apple repaired my old computer for free because of a defect. Not only did they repair it, but they put in an entirely new motherboard. That’s basically like getting a new computer! I’ve also found a great Tagalog language teacher at the college near me. Learning a language is no easy task, but she is such a good teacher.