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59 Chapter 26 For that, you need God’s help and direction. You need to follow His leading, and give up on “pet-projects.” God was being gentle God actually wants our best, so we can trust Him fully. After those 5 years, during our annual gift-exchange, with me, allowing me to God set me free. He said, Kristi you are now my friend. You understand the life assignment that I have given grow slowly. you. I can now trust you to work or rest on your own. You are still responsible to fnish the Sunday school and sure not to play too hard. We don’t go hiking or boat- VBS curriculums by the end of each year, but you may ing or anything else on the weekend that would exhaust do it however you want. us. On Sunday we rest, so that on Monday, I can hit the work-week with everything I have for God. I have dedi- And so, now I am free again. But oddly enough, I’m cated myself to this project because God asked me to making the decisions rather similar to how God taught and He taught me how. I am not this strict with myself me over those 5 years. I still don’t accept any invitations because I have to be. I’m this strict because it makes life for ministry directly to children, but only to encourage so much easier. God has given me an assignment to do, and inspire teachers. I still rest on Sundays and make and that is what I’m doing. 26 In sickness and in health My life has been interesting in the health department, God’s kingdom with my personal character training. to say the least. I’ll have you know that I fully believe I also believe that if you have fully submitted to God, in God’s healing and that it is for us today. When Jesus your health is in God’s hands too. Welcome to the roller died on the cross, he broke Satan’s hold over sickness coaster of life! and death. All throughout my childhood I had great health, nev- I also believe that God cares more about our godly char- er broke a bone, and never had any real issues. I got acter and obedience than He does our health. That may scratched by a cat on my face once, but that was the sound weird, but what do you do with this verse? extent of my health problems. “If your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out...” Until my appendix exploded. Now I have shared that Jesus was trying to open up our eyes to the fact that whole story with you, but I left out one little thing. God IF your body is going to cause you to sin in a way that warned me ahead of time. could devastate your chances for eternity, then you are One of those days I was feeling sick like I had the fu better off actually taking out your eye! Eternity is what and I was vomiting too much for my taste. I climbed in matters, and this body of ours is NOT going to heaven. the shower, and right there in the hot steam God started I don’t think God wants us all taking out our eyes, but I speaking to me. He said, “Kristi, I am NOT going to do believe that God would let Satan attack me in sick- heal you from this, but I will be with you through the ness IF God knew it was for my best, and would further whole thing.”