God continues to keep us in awe of him

Yesterday I listened to Chaz B of Inspiration FM share his testimony on how he battled kidney failure and emerged alive and successful; and I just couldn’t help the goose-bumps appearing on my body.

It wasn’t just the fact that he survived it that awed me but the fact that God’s working hands were obviously present in the entire healing process. In that testimony, I realized two things.

First is that, no matter what anyone may be going through in life, as long as you are connected with God, he is totally in charge of the situation. There are times it looks like you are all alone in the struggles, pains and lack, but God is right up there working to make all things emerge for good and better for you.

Second thing is this; God used his wife to heal him. Yes, in this world how many people would give up their kidney for their spouse? Show of hands anyone? It is easier said than done really. You may jump and shout and beat your chest exclaiming that you’d totally give up an organ for your spouse; but when that situation is before you and reality is glaring, you realize how brave such a decision is.

Somehow, God has used this situation to cement a relationship between husband and wife. He made a comment to end his testimony; he said ‘I now have a second shot at life because she (his wife) lives in him’. He got two things shown to him with the condition he scaled through; the faithfulness and love of God and that of his wife!

We sometimes don’t realize the sacredness of marriage before the eyes of God. He could have used someone else to perform this healing process because Chaz B originally had a donor travel with him for the operation to India; but the person turned out incompatible. God wanted to do this miracle using his wife.

I listened to that testimony and knew that before people take the sacred vow of marriage, they ought to ask themselves some questions and get confirmed answers. As a woman, if a sickness or disease ever overcomes your husband, can you man the home, care for him for months, cater for the children and manage as funds get depleted due to payment of hospital bills? I ask this because in his testimony, Chaz B shared that he spent loads of money.

As a spouse, can you look into your partners eyes, see life easing out of them and decide to give your kidney or any organ for that matter(if it is compatible)?

Marriage is interesting but there comes a time when that union is put to the test. We must all ask ourselves before we take that step and if we already have, whether we are willing to weather that test no matter what form it comes.

One truth I know is this, if you know and commune with God, if you trust God completely with absolute faith, there is no test you cannot overcome and no mountain you cannot climb.

It all begins with forging that relationship with God. Trials and tribulations will come but you’d be more courageous facing it knowing that God is right there with you.