HE MEANT IT FOR MY GOOD

           My most difficult test of faith by far, came during the birth of my first born son. Under-developed heart & lungs, cleft lip & pallet are parts of a long list of medical problems that so harshly welcomed Reginald Jr. into the world.

 I was twenty years old in my rookie year of preaching and the minister of music Ebenezer B.C. where my father pastors. Although in one of the best hospitals in Louisiana, I was helpless. Though surrounded by the love and support of family, I felt lonely.

As I reflect back on this painful season, I recognize God’s fingerprints. He molded me into the individual I am today. Any valley walker will tell you that there are certain things you will learn only while in the valley. Any storm survivor will tell you there are valuable lessons learned in the storm. Here are a few of the things I learned while in my storm.

I’M NOT SUPERMAN

• God can touch an area in our lives that will produce true dependency on him. Many people don’t worship sincerely until/unless their in a storm.

STRETCHING YOU IS GROWING YOU

• The toughest problem in my life produced stronger prayer in my life. During the time of searching, praying, & believing (even after Doctors had given bad reports) God was stretching my faith while in unfamiliar territory.

• I was growing in wisdom, worship, and the word. You’re elevation is connected to your meditation.

• When you feel like you’re about to break, he’ll stretch you even more.  1 Cor. 10:13 “... God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you   can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it."(NIV)

 DON’T LET YOUR PROBLEMS OUTWEIGH YOUR PRAISE.

·         During this stretching season, I changed from musician to worshiper. The realization that God was the ONLY one that could heal my son led me to tap into his presence in a greater way.

      ·         My problem became the birthing place of anointing. During that season, I began to write songs that we would sing during service and later produced two CDs’. People were touched, blessed, and ushered into God’s presence by the music produced by pain.

 

Doctors gave my son a discouraging percentage of survival and in the case that he did survive the numerous heart & facial surgeries, the trauma alone would leave him confined to bed or wheelchair. “But God” allowed me to witness the kind of miracle I’d only previously read about. Reginald Jr. is currently a totally healed, healthy & handsome 15yr old following in his father’s musical footsteps.