So I can breathe

For those of you who did not know, my asthma has been really bad since about the mid-point of India. I have not been able to exercise, or sing sitting down, or talk for long periods of time without a lot of coughing or running out of breath. At first I figured I had caught something in India or that my roaming seasonal asthma had decided to kick me in the chest. However after a few weeks I became concerned and went to the doctor. Well he gave me some steroids but after being on them for two weeks and no improvement (in fact I worsened) I finally went to a pulmonary Doc. He was concerned with the fact that the steroids were not helping, and the fact that there was nothing in my lungs. So he came up with the weird idea (that despite my mucus was clear) that I had something in my nose and gave me antibiotics. I thought great.. I had been praying for a couple of weeks now for my asthma to lessen and it had not. Knowing that God gave us docs for a reason I went to a specialist and despite no visible symptoms from the nose he gave me antibiotics! However I took payed for them and went home. Well after being on them for a little over a week I am almost back to my normal cough. I can exercise without fear of fainting, I can sing without hyperventilating, and I can talk for long periods of time without either coughing or loosing my breath. So despite my questioning the Doc, apparently God gave him the wisdom to figure out what was wrong and heal me through meds.
God thank you for answering my prayers!

Working on Christmas

So yeah I am working today, something I swore I would never do. BUT before I was always in retail and I thought that any retailer that required you to work on Christmas was not worth working for and should be boycotted. Oddly enough had I stayed with Walgreens I would be working today anyway, but I was rescued from retail after four years of wondering why I went through seminary and thus I DO NOT EVER HAVE TO WORK IN RETAIL AGAIN!!! So even if I did not receive any gifts for Christmas this year, the gift of finally doing ministry would be enough. I fall on my knees and praise you LORD for what you have given me and for what you are doing through me! And all of this is possible because you sent your son to be born in the flesh just to show mankind that not only do you love us but that you can relate to us as well.

Merry Christmas all and may this new year bring you closer to God than you ever been before!