Just recently a woman from my parents church went into Cardiac arrest while working out at the gym. She was in ICU hooked up to machines for a few days. The doctors told the family they can only pray for a miracle… So they did.
Family, friends and church members all went to Liverpool Hospital chapel to praise God through the storm and pray for a miracle. They posted things on facebook saying “praising through the storm”, “His mercies are new every morning”, “she’s in good hands”. They were singing, “Even when it hurts like hell I’ll praise you, I will sing till the miracle comes.”
Wednesday afternoon I got word that she didn’t make it.
What the heck?
This story made absolutely no sense! She was probably in her 40’s, she was a mother of three grown kids, she loved Jesus and served and worshipped him with all her heart, SHE WAS HEALTHY and in a split second her heart stops. There was so much prayer and faith but still no miracle.
That family knew that it was a blessing whether she made it or not because they had faith in eternity. At the end of the day God’s word is still truth and he is still a good God. When a sickness attacks someone and they pass away or when a tough situation arises and failure feels strong people think that Satan has won. This is not true! Satan is only winning if someone looses faith during the battle. The bomb doesn’t define the victory the people who come out still holding on do. Or in other words, “It’s not about how hard you hit but it’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward”. This women’s family came out singing and hushed the enemy doing it. A line from the song ‘Even when it hurts’ from Hillsong United’s Album Empires says, “Even when it makes no sense to sing, louder then I’ll sing your praise”. The sound of praise shatters the enemy.
So if you feel like Satan is throwing one grenade after the other then… SING LOUDER! PRAISE HARDER! WORSHIP DEEPER! Don’t let Satan win by stealing your faith! God is good and his Love endures forever!
Yours Sincerely, J 