Hope in a hopeless world.

This past weekend I had a life changing experience in Miami. You see, Hillsong United, my favorite Christian band held a conference at the Bank United Center August 28th and 29th. My aunt lives 20 min from the BUC, so the Thursday night before the conference I made a last minute decision to pack my bag and head down to Miami all by myself to go to this conference. I had no one to go with, but I knew I was supposed to because that Thursday when my mom called my aunt to tell her I might be coming down my aunt told my mom that she was going through some family problems. It was then that I knew God wanted me to go down there to just love on her.

So Friday I went to the conference. It was amazing. Hillsong United played praise and worship songs and Phil Dooley taught a message on “Tearing down walls.” I really felt the presence of God. So on my way back to my aunts I was feeling good! When I got back to her house she was just getting in from dinner. So we sat on the couch and began talking about different things, and then she started bringing up her beliefs. You see, my aunt isn’t a Christian. Nor does she believe in Jesus. But she is one of the best people I know and I love her! So anyway, in the middle of this conversation on what she believes, my cousin called her in tears. His friend of about 14 years, Daniel, got into a motorcycle accident. Apparently, he had no experience  and that night just decided to jump on a motorcycle and take it around the block. Well, at a red light instead of pressing the break, he pressed the gas and got T boned by a car. Him and the bike were  thrown and the bike landed on top of his face. My cousin went on to say that Daniels brain was leaking fluids and hemorrhaging, his face was hanging off his head, and many bones in his body were broken. I didn’t understand any of the technical talk, but my aunt did, she is a nurse. We both knew it wasn’t good. She automatically said, “well if his brain is hemorrhaging it isn’t a good sign and most likely he’s not gonna live.” When Daniel got to the hospital they made Daniels dad sign “papers” basically saying he’s probably not going to make it.

After my aunt got off the phone with my cousin she was in disbelief, as was I. But I had a heavy feeling on my heart to pray. So I asked her to pray with me. She agreed. I took her hand and said a little prayer. And in the midst of what looked like a hopeless situation, God gave me hope. I knew that Daniel was going to be alright. My aunt and my cousins didn’t think so. They believed what the doctors told them, but I encouraged them to pray. I continued to pray for Daniel the whole weekend, and I am still praying for him now.

On Monday, I was home and on my way to young adults group at my church when I received a text message from my aunt saying “Hi Kayla…Daniel is improving…must be the power of prayer…and the best docs around of course! thanks for yours, love you. ” HOPE!

In many peoples eyes, Daniels situation was an impossible one. BUT Jesus said in Mark 10:27 “Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But not with God. Everything is possible with God.”

The doctors also said that if he did live he is going to be a vegetable. But let me tell you my friends, I don’t believe it for one minute. Because I have a better doctors report that says “He will have no fear of bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord.” (Psalm 112:7) I truly believe that not only will Daniel be completely healed, but he will be better than he was before the accident! Because my God is bigger than death, and EVERYTHING is possible with God!

In the face of despair and impossibilities, Jesus is my hope. He is the hope in a hopeless world.