About two months ago, Missions appeared on my heart. I say that it appeared because I am not sure if God put them on my heart or it was just me wanting to go on them. After doing a lot of praying and thinking I decided to look into it last week. I was able to make connections and send off a few emails getting more information about potential places! Honduras seemed as thought it was going to be my best fit and I would be going there from August-June! How sweet right? I was SO excited. I booked a doctors appointment the Monday that just passed, Drove back to Guelph thinking wow, this is really happening! I had people around me praying ect.
Well, I get to the doctors and I see a flyer for the Travel clinic. ( Is this a sign? I think??) so I grabbed it! When it was my turn to go to into the doctors ( He is also christian) In my super excited voice I said I want to go on a missions trip "Absolutely not" he answered... at this time you see my heart get ripped out of my body, and stomped on numerous times.
( I am going to bring you back a few years, about 3 years ago when ever I coughed, sneezed laughed to hard I got really dizzy! and felt nauseous for a while. After going to the doctor, he said its something called Chiari Malformation meaning that the spinal fluid is not circling around my brain and the pressure is making me dizzy. So in September 2009 I had an operation on my brain to cut a hole between my spinal cord and skull a bit bigger) . The potential of a shunt is very high as they think that the operation didn't work. On Monday at the doctor he said that if I go to Honduras I have high odds of having a relapse and as of right now he thinks I am 99% healed and don't need the shunt. But a relapse may force the shunt).
Heart broken and upset I leave the doctors office.. Asking God what now? Why would you do this to me? What did I do to deserve this? After talking to friends ect.. I have learned that God Definitely has a plan and to make CANADA my mission field.
Big Church did a blog this week about resetting your brain. What do you do to reset your brain? I thought it was pretty cool that I read it because I definitely needed my fire to be relit, my brain to be reset after this week. I hung out with friends for the past two days and my fire was relit but my brain still wasn't reset. Today I decided to go for a walk. I posted on facebook what happened so I am just going to copy and paste it :
God is Good!
I am baking cookies for small group tonight so I decided to walk to Zehrs! Well that is about a 3km walk there and back! On my way there I was crossing the street and witnessed a car accident, No biggies right? Well, the lady was crying and complaining her neck was sore. The guy went to get his info from the car and in that time I asked if I could call anyone for her.. " I am coming from the hospital, My husband is not well, I was going to get my overnight bag" the older lady answered. Then without any hesitation, I asked if I could pray for her and her husband! With a shocked face she answered YES! So her and I prayed on the side of Grove Street for her neck, her husband, the other man in the accident ( he wasn't hurt) and peace for there family!!! GOD IS GREAT! Even though I wasn't feeling upto the cold walk, I still went and look what I was able to do).....At that time the man came back and they both agreed to just exchange info ( There was BARELY any damage) I told her it would be wise to get her neck checked out and gave HER my number told her to call me when she got home safely and we were all on our way. I carried on my way to Zehrs got the stuff and walked home...all in reflection about how much I love our God!
God not only reset my brain, but he allowed me to bring the word out to others. I have NO idea if that lady was christian, She never did say, But i was able to show her that HE is healer, and he has helped lots of people.
My brain? Yup, Its been reset:)
Also, To go with the missions dream...about two weeks ago, a few friends and I had a prayer night. While I was praying for a word from God about direction, the word GO came to me.. Any ideas what that could mean? Missions was on my heart that day of course, so I assumed thats what it meant. Monday night I was talking to a friend and she brought GodVine.com to my attention. The very first video I watched was this one :
Watch it. Its great. Then, let me know what you thought about it.
My prayer for you today is that you will look at the big picture, If something is on your heart, make sure God put it there, and remember that it could mean lots of things..
What do you do to reset your brain?
Till next time,
Laura
Jeremiah 29:11
New International Version (NIV)
11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
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