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From: Mike_Wise
Date: Wed Feb 1 10:53:01 EST 2012 Subject: Prayer request

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Suki: God's Way (2/1/12)
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Mike_Wise: God is good (2/2/12)
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Hey guys,

Well it seems my depression from yesterday might have been a forshadowing of the event that took place last night when I got home. It is weird how that can happen isn't it?
When I got home last night Corrie showed me a letter from Social Security which explained to us that they were discontinuing her benefit. Our situation had not changed except I think we are making less than when we first applied but because of regulation changes on their end they were dropping us. That is taking $700 of our expected monthly income out of the picture. We depended on this money to help pay some of the bills that we have. Now it's gone and I don't really know what we are going to do. We'll find a way to get by because we always do, that is just our way but our ability to save money will be pretty much gone. The hopes of moving out of my parents house and adopting a child seem a million miles away at this point.

It was in this condition that I approached God in prayer this morning as I drove into work. I cried, I even yelled at him. I told him that it felt like he only loved the best and those that could endure anything right until the end, he only loved those that cannot be shaken and he didn't love those of us that fell time after time. He couldn't love those of us who cannot see him because we are too caught up in life's circumstance. I asked him for a sign, just a sign that I could recognize which would tell me he really was in control and that I wasn't lost in chaos.

That's when I saw an SUV in the left lane next to me. As I approached I noticed it's license plate which said "WORSHIP". If you read my blog yesterday you know that my mind was centered on worship and how one might do that even when in the midst of deep depression. So despite myself, despite my depression I began to thank and praise God. I told him that I would wait patiently but expectantly for his victory in this situation.

I don't know what is going to happen I haven't mapped out yet how we'll make our bills with the money we have left from our work but however it will happen I will trust that God is in control of this and he had his reasons for taking that portion of our income away. I will believe that he will be shepherding us into greater things. I will look forward to the day that I can declare to everything "LOOK! Look at what God did that I could have never done"

Please pray for Corrie and I, pray for peace and for wisdom and for our spiritual exodus our of this present darkness and into His light.

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From: Suki
Date: Wed Feb 1 13:20:28 EST 2012 Subject: God's Way

Hey, Mike! Thanks for posting this. I think it's really cool that you accepted God's invitation into worship. It sounds like a choice to trust Him. I'm praying for you guys.

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From: Mike_Wise
Date: Wed Feb 1 16:25:33 EST 2012 Subject:

Thanks so much Sue.

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From: Mike_Wise
Date: Wed Feb 1 21:18:33 EST 2012 Subject: God is good

An update,
Corrie called the Social Security office and was told that they aren't going to cut us off, at least not for now. They are undergoing a review to see how much we actually need. So at least for now God will sustain the portion of our income. We're not sure how much or for how long but we will continue to follow God as he leads us through this. Thank you for your prayers, I also claim a Jesus victory in that I was able to keep from flying totally off the deep end over this.

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From: russ
Date: Mon Feb 6 15:53:46 EST 2012 Subject: beware

Beware the voice of inevitable despair. The Devil wants us to believe that the world is inevitably broken, and that our depression is our valid response to/premonition of it.

The truth is, God is good. He loves us. He has our best interest at heart. That doesn't guarantee good results - but it does mean that the essential reality of the universe is that the Most Powerful One is on our side. Satan can scream at us, but he has no power over us, except as God allows.

While all that is true, I worry that I may have sounded too offhandedly positive, or that I'm quoting platitudes. Truly, I don't mean that. Suffering is real. Pain is real. They need to be acknowledged and engaged with. They should never be buried or ignored.

But they must be engaged hand-in-hand God. The call of Satan is: "I control the world. Fear me! Forget God! Your doom is inevitable - come, I will help you dull it." Rod once called that the "black pit of depression," or something like that.

The call of God is: "I control the world. Love me. I will bring you through this. You can stand up under this - if you hold onto me." Depression is never a sign of pending doom. Depression is a signal that you are under attack (either from within or without). It's a chance to ask God, once again, what He is up to.

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