It is Well

Scripture Reading:  2 Kings 4:8-37

 Main Scripture: "Please run now to meet her and say to her, 'Is it well with you? Is it well with your husband? Is it well with the child?'" And she answered, "It is well." 2 Kings 4:6 (NASB)

Worship Song for Meditation:  It is well with my soul (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6yDFn3OAFo)

A friend of mine who has been  inflicted with all kinds of sickness, for example Asthma, diabetes, diverticulitis, high blood pressure, heart failure, Ischaemic heart disease, ulcer, glaucoma, cataract to name a few, called me recently  and informed me that  she has a spine dysfunction. As such I ask her “how is she doing?” She promptly replied “I am grateful, I could not walk the other day but now I am walking with a stick, this too shall pass.”

Her attitude always amazes me; she is always so bubbly, so full of life. She is always encouraging and helping other persons. Note that other than the illnesses she has been inflicted with over the years, she has much more problems. Doctors have given up on her more than one times to the point where she has her funeral arrangements documented and her clothes prepared.

 However, my friend’s attitude is one of faith, no matter what inflicts her; no matter how the situation turns out, she chooses to trust God believing that in all things it is well.

So did the Shunnamite woman in today’s scripture. Her son died but she declared to her husband and Gehazi that “it is well.”

This is a remarkable attitude to have and I always tell my friend that, this is the exact reason why she is with us today. I believe that if she did not possess such a positive attitude and did not display such faith allowing God to manifest His peace in her life, she would have died a long time ago.

My encouragement to you today is that whatever you are going through, no matter how dismal it may seem, adopt this attitude of faith believing and declaring that “it is well”.

Have a God Filled Day.