[Monday's Devotional] - More than I can handle?

I thought I would like to share with you some things I have learned from my experiences this year.  I cannot claim to have fully learnt, or changed my whole thinking, but the thing about our walk with God is that we are works in progress, and sometimes we have to go through these times to really see and understand, before we can fully change.

In January of this year I woke up with an incredible pain that over 24 hours moved from my lower stomach into my back, but on the Tuesday afternoon the pain was so bad I had great difficulty breathing and collapsed at Inhamizua.

I had 23 children praying over me as well as the staff, and I honestly thought I may die there, but I held on to the promises that God had given to me that He would protect me and keep me from harm, as it says in Psalm 121:

The LORD will keep you from all harm — he will watch over your life;
the LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.
Psalm 121: 7-8 [NIV]

This is a powerful promise about God to all of us, for every day.

As I went home that night from hospital with extra strong medication, with all the staff being concerned for me, and the boys at home waiting for news on how I was, if I am honest I was scared about what might happen next but I thought of an expression that I have heard and used many times – "It's going to be ok because God won't give me more than I can handle"

Dear Lord, thank you that you do look after us and every aspect of our lives, help us to realise this more every day. Amen

Victoria Saxby