Two specialist surgeons in my county accept my type of medical insurance. I used Dr. X on my first surgery and despite the fact that he was very highly rated and recommended by my physician assistant, I was not pleased. It was not just him, but his entire staff that made me uneasy with their attitude and comments. So, on surgery #2, I went with a prayed-up, faith-based decision rather than the prevailing logic, and chose the lesser rated, and not-recommended-by-my-physician-assistant, Dr. Y. On the day that I was awaiting surgery #2, I discovered that Dr. X had suspended his practice and all his patients were being referred to Dr. Y. Is there a lesson here? Absolutely! Sometimes the rightness of faith-based decisions are known before the fact; other times, after. But we have two choices when making decisions \u2013 we can walk by faith or by sight. In the case of surgery #2 I walked by faith and it turned out to be the right decision. Come to think of it, that\u2019s biblical. \u201cFor we walk by faith, not by sight\u201d (2 Cor. 5:7).<\/p>\n
Join me this week in praying for the following global concerns:
\n\u2022 Pray for missionaries who serve in Ukraine and also in Venezuala who are caught in the midst of protests, violence and political upheaval.
\n\u2022 Give thanks for those who responded to the Gospel during the Olympic Games ministries in Sochi, Russia and pray for follow-up.
\n\u2022 Pray for Steve and Jan in India as they weigh the options for the special care needed for their daughter.
\n\u2022 Pray for Tom in Italy as he goes through an MRI this week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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