3 years ago, I was sitting on the train back to Dundee after arriving back in Scotland and I just kept singing to myself the song 'Just like Heaven'. I remember the wave of despair and frustration that came upon me that I struggled and overcame by the grace of God. After the 3 years of 'peace', the waves are rising again. Only this time, Satan is not after me alone but to supplant those who stand with me as well. Though the five of us are closely bonded in love, friendship and prayer, the past few weeks have been a time of turmoil for each of us. Though we keep in constant communication that we might encourage each other and to share our requests, the devil tries to block that too so that we might feel the weight of loneliness and finally give in. Our communication still hasn't been restored and I admit I am feeling the frustration of it all, but within me I know that there is a cord that can never be broken. It is the bond of love that Jesus has bound us in.
If there is one thing I have learnt, it is the all-prevailing power of prayer. I continued to claim the words of Luke 10:19 in our lives, for Jesus has given us the authority to overcome all the power of the enemy, and I know that Satan has no ground to stand on.
Things suddenly started to fall into place and though there are still bumps along the way, I'll just hop over them now. Having got my rotation in ophthalmology has been such a great answer to my prayers and dreams that I find myself speechless before the Lord. Just smiles and silence. I guess there are some who would think nothing of it, that it's just for a few months and that no one probably wanted it anyway. But that isn't the point. The point is that God knew what I wanted and He gave it to me. By his design, not mine.
I suppose this is an odd song to be singing to the Lord, but I find there is a simplicity and honesty in the words...
"If I had words to make a day for you,
I'd sing you a morning golden and new.
I would make this day last for all time,
Give you a night dipped in moonshine."
