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Only one reliever works when there is no answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Mankind\u2019s biggest <\/strong>worry<\/h2>\n\n\n\nThree times in five years, my wife Judy got bad news about her health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is the worst MRI I\u2019ve seen all year,\u201d said the doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So much for bedside manners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou need surgery,\u201d the doctor muttered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut, doc, what about . . .\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShe needs surgery,\u201d he muttered again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In shock, we went for breakfast and attempted to calm down at the prospect of major back surgery<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"Worry](\"http:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/chris-barbalis-186421-copy-1024x710.jpg\")
Bad news worry\/Photo by Chris Barbalis on Unsplash<\/mark><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nThat was early November 2014. Right before Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Judy was writhing in pain, unable to stand or walk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She had multiple surgeries from April 2015 through March 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first surgery wasn\u2019t a failure. It was a success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But it wasn\u2019t enough due to the early conservative approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I was overwhelmed by Judy’s need for more surgery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, I turned to the only closer I know who shuts down our biggest worries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lifesaving prescription<\/strong> for ultimate healing<\/h2>\n\n\n\nThe Bible says that divine intervention is possible when we approach God with thanksgiving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Give thanks?! For what? Pain? Fear? Uncertainty?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Giving thanks in the middle of a calamity makes no sense unless you believe in God<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIf you don\u2019t, you’re on your own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But, if you do, look closely at this remarkable promise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“He who offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving honors me; and to him who orders his <\/em>way aright <\/em>I shall show the salvation of God.”
\u2014 Ps 50:23<\/p>\n\n\n\nI’d like to see salvation in my impossible crisis, wouldn’t you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, I practiced thanksgiving prayer all through Judy’s surgeries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over and over, I thanked God for his healing presence and believed Judy would fully recover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Pray as you are comfortable praying. Pray prayers of gratitude. Pray prayers of petition. Pray formal prayers. Pray in your own words. Pray walking. Pray kneeling. Do what suits you, or what you think suits God.”
\u2014 Julia Cameron, Seeking Wisdom: A Spiritual Path to Creative Connection<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"Big](\"http:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Robert-Rutoed-Right-Time-Ri-1024x685.jpg\")
Right channel, right path\/Robert Rutoed\/Photography Life<\/mark><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nI believe that thanking God is an act of trusting Him and enables one to find guidance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Pray and let God worry.”
\u2014 Martin Luther<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He knows the best direction out of your hole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Often, it looks like this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How relief <\/strong>arrives<\/h2>\n\n\n\nIn a physical crisis, God speaks…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- through wise counsel like a doctor<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- through an inner voice like a hunch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
\u201c<\/sup>Yet the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore, he will rise up to show you compassion. For the LORD is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!\u00a0 How gracious he will be when you cry for help! As soon as he hears, he will answer you.\u00a0 Although the Lord gives you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, your teachers will be hidden no more; with your own eyes you will see them.\u00a0 Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, ‘This is the way; walk in it.'”
Is 30:18-21<\/p>\n\n\n\nThis is great news for folks seeking exceptional guidance<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe way out may not be what<\/em> we think it should be or when<\/em> it should be.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBut, thanking Him is what the Bible prescribes for divine intervention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Thanksgiving<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Answer<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Relief<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
In between each of these is time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For I know the plans I have for you,\u201d declares the Lord, \u201cplans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.” \u2014 Jer 29:11-12<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I often ask God for healing. It doesn’t happen instantly. It happens right on time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It did for Judy. Now she’s sailing her boat again.<\/p>\n\n\n
\n![\"Worry-free](\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_1542-1024x768.jpg\")
Judy Blaising sailing again at Lake Athens\/Steve Blaising<\/mark><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nAnd she just put the finishing touches on her magnum opus, Paper Girl’s World<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAllow yourself the joy of God’s presence in thanksgiving prayer and watch what happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What’s your experience seeking help for a big worry?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That was early November 2014. Right before Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Judy was writhing in pain, unable to stand or walk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She had multiple surgeries from April 2015 through March 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first surgery wasn\u2019t a failure. It was a success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But it wasn\u2019t enough due to the early conservative approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I was overwhelmed by Judy’s need for more surgery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, I turned to the only closer I know who shuts down our biggest worries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lifesaving prescription<\/strong> for ultimate healing<\/h2>\n\n\n\nThe Bible says that divine intervention is possible when we approach God with thanksgiving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Give thanks?! For what? Pain? Fear? Uncertainty?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Giving thanks in the middle of a calamity makes no sense unless you believe in God<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIf you don\u2019t, you’re on your own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But, if you do, look closely at this remarkable promise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“He who offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving honors me; and to him who orders his <\/em>way aright <\/em>I shall show the salvation of God.”
\u2014 Ps 50:23<\/p>\n\n\n\nI’d like to see salvation in my impossible crisis, wouldn’t you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, I practiced thanksgiving prayer all through Judy’s surgeries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over and over, I thanked God for his healing presence and believed Judy would fully recover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Pray as you are comfortable praying. Pray prayers of gratitude. Pray prayers of petition. Pray formal prayers. Pray in your own words. Pray walking. Pray kneeling. Do what suits you, or what you think suits God.”
\u2014 Julia Cameron, Seeking Wisdom: A Spiritual Path to Creative Connection<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nRight channel, right path\/Robert Rutoed\/Photography Life<\/mark><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nI believe that thanking God is an act of trusting Him and enables one to find guidance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Pray and let God worry.”
\u2014 Martin Luther<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He knows the best direction out of your hole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Often, it looks like this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How relief <\/strong>arrives<\/h2>\n\n\n\nIn a physical crisis, God speaks…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- through wise counsel like a doctor<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- through an inner voice like a hunch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
\u201c<\/sup>Yet the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore, he will rise up to show you compassion. For the LORD is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!\u00a0 How gracious he will be when you cry for help! As soon as he hears, he will answer you.\u00a0 Although the Lord gives you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, your teachers will be hidden no more; with your own eyes you will see them.\u00a0 Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, ‘This is the way; walk in it.'”
Is 30:18-21<\/p>\n\n\n\nThis is great news for folks seeking exceptional guidance<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe way out may not be what<\/em> we think it should be or when<\/em> it should be.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBut, thanking Him is what the Bible prescribes for divine intervention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Thanksgiving<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Answer<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Relief<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
In between each of these is time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For I know the plans I have for you,\u201d declares the Lord, \u201cplans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.” \u2014 Jer 29:11-12<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I often ask God for healing. It doesn’t happen instantly. It happens right on time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It did for Judy. Now she’s sailing her boat again.<\/p>\n\n\n
\nJudy Blaising sailing again at Lake Athens\/Steve Blaising<\/mark><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nAnd she just put the finishing touches on her magnum opus, Paper Girl’s World<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAllow yourself the joy of God’s presence in thanksgiving prayer and watch what happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What’s your experience seeking help for a big worry?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you don\u2019t, you’re on your own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But, if you do, look closely at this remarkable promise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“He who offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving honors me; and to him who orders his <\/em>way aright <\/em>I shall show the salvation of God.” I’d like to see salvation in my impossible crisis, wouldn’t you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n So, I practiced thanksgiving prayer all through Judy’s surgeries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Over and over, I thanked God for his healing presence and believed Judy would fully recover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Pray as you are comfortable praying. Pray prayers of gratitude. Pray prayers of petition. Pray formal prayers. Pray in your own words. Pray walking. Pray kneeling. Do what suits you, or what you think suits God.” I believe that thanking God is an act of trusting Him and enables one to find guidance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Pray and let God worry.” He knows the best direction out of your hole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Often, it looks like this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In a physical crisis, God speaks…<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c<\/sup>Yet the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore, he will rise up to show you compassion. For the LORD is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!\u00a0 How gracious he will be when you cry for help! As soon as he hears, he will answer you.\u00a0 Although the Lord gives you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, your teachers will be hidden no more; with your own eyes you will see them.\u00a0 Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, ‘This is the way; walk in it.'” This is great news for folks seeking exceptional guidance<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The way out may not be what<\/em> we think it should be or when<\/em> it should be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But, thanking Him is what the Bible prescribes for divine intervention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In between each of these is time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For I know the plans I have for you,\u201d declares the Lord, \u201cplans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.” \u2014 Jer 29:11-12<\/p>\n\n\n\n I often ask God for healing. It doesn’t happen instantly. It happens right on time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It did for Judy. Now she’s sailing her boat again.<\/p>\n\n\n And she just put the finishing touches on her magnum opus, Paper Girl’s World<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Allow yourself the joy of God’s presence in thanksgiving prayer and watch what happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What’s your experience seeking help for a big worry?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Ps 50:23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Julia Cameron, Seeking Wisdom: A Spiritual Path to Creative Connection<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n
\u2014 Martin Luther<\/p>\n\n\n\nHow relief <\/strong>arrives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Is 30:18-21<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n