that I was looking forward to reading. I just got it and (though I haven't yet completed reading it) I want to once more encourage you to read it. In it, Jason shares the inspirational story of how his life was devastated by an automobile accident that took the life of his wife, and how he was rescued and restored by God himself.After the accident, Jason spent roughly five weeks in the hospital. He was forced to start from scratch both physically as well as, in many ways, mentally. He writes about this period:
During this time, while I couldn't remember my own name, and couldn't even remember my own mother, something unbelievable happened, something that could only be attributed to the God of the universe.Click here
According to the doctors and friends present, I'm told that I sat up one day in my hospital bed and told everyone I would be preaching on Sunday. When laughter subsided, they asked me what I would preach about, to which I quickly replied, "Jeremiah 29:11." Although my memory had lost several other intimate things, it still held tight to that particular Biblical reference, to a verse which says, "'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the LORD, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future.'"
So even though I could barely walk, I was actually wearing an adult diaper, and I thought my name was "Betty," the Creator and Restorer Himself put His Word on my mind, specifically about how He had a plan to give me a good hope and a bright future. I'm living out that future right now.
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3 comments:
Just bought it on Amazon. Thanks for the recommendation. Jason is one strong dude -- always has been -- due to his great faith in a good God. It's a story of how life is sometimes truly terrible, but God is good all the time. Let's not get the nature of God mixed up with the nature of life. They are two different things indeed. Life is only sometimes good, but God is not life. He is thankfully much bigger and better than this here and now.
Great thoughts, Andy. I preached yesterday from Romans 8:31-39, stressing the point that we are not to determine God's disposition toward us on the basis of our circumstances, but rather on the basis of his love shown to us in Christ Jesus. Jason personifies this.
You guys are toooo gracious! Thanks first of all for posting this, Pete!! Speaking of, if as a result of this kindness, if you or anyone wants me to come SPEAK at a church or anywhere, I am very willing. Folks can email me... MileMarkerMan@gmail.com.
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