I am filled with infinite JOY!!! My friend Chan is okay. He somehow drove out to California and is in a hospital in Huntington Beach. I am so overwhelmed with gladness. The last 2 days have been so hard for all of us that were concerned for him. I am just glad he is alive and ok.
Maybe he can get the kind of help he needs in this hospital. Lord knows I've been in enough hospitals to know that there are some that give you the help you need and those that don't. I was careful in my prayers to never say he was dead or that I was praying for his soul to find peace. I speak of him in the present, because I never gave up hope.
Your probably wondering why such a fuss over someone I hardly know? I don't know Chan deeply, but what I do know is that he is a sweet guy. And if we had lost him, it would have broken my heart.
I guess you have to be one of us to understand. It's a mental patient thing. We go into these hospitals and outpatient programs complete strangers, but while we are there we form bonds because we know each others secrets, our darkest memories, our wishes and hopes.
I have praised and thanked the Lord since I found out. The stone on my heart was rolled away. Ain't nobody like my Jesus!!!! Hallelujah to the mountain tops!!! Our God is an AWEsome God, He reigns from Heaven above with wisdom, power and LOVE. Our God is an AWEsome God!!
I can now rest my head on my pillow tonight with no worries. I can relax until school starts again. I can read my book, and let my imagination run wild. Will some other plight befall me? Probably, but will be nothing to fearing the worst about someone you love.
I just want to love people, is that so wrong? Yes I realize that some people are going to hurt me because of their wickedness. But The Lord says to love your enemy. I do. Mostly, I feel sorry for them, because they do not understand the love of Jesus Christ. What do I do if someone wants to kill me? Well, I will fight back. I value my life just like anyone else, but if I am killed, I know my soul is saved and there is a place for me prepared in heaven.
Some people do not believe in heaven, hell, God or the devil. They ask, what if your wrong? I just tell them that I do believe and have prepared myself for the next world. If I am wrong, then so be it, but if I am right, what about you? Where is your soul going? I'd rather be on the side of truth when the Lord returns.
I do not care a sign that says, Repent the End is Near. No, I let my faith shine forth through my actions and words. Am I kind? Am I grateful? Am I charitable? I want these things to show through me. It is not a thing I boast about. I can't boast, these are not things I do because I am told to do. These are things I do because I am moved to do. To be delivered from sin is to take on a new way of life. The more you walk in the way of the Lord, the better you feel. I don't know how to explain it, really, but it's like putting on new socks. The old socks are dirty and worn, but the new socks have bounce and spring and better support. The Lord gives me bounce, spring and support.
I know I am never alone with Him. I always have someone to talk to, and someone to lean on. If you keep still, and listen to your heart, you can hear what the Lord has to say to you. Plus, he keeps his promises. My friend Chan is living proof that prayer works. And that my friends is cause for JOY!!!!!
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