Topics:<\/b> Circumstances and Faith; Community; Discouragement; Experiencing God; Memories; Prayer; Providence; Relationships; Truth<\/p>\n
Reference:<\/b> Romans 8:28<\/p>\n
Senator Max Cleland, who lost both of his legs and his right hand in Vietnam, came to the senators\u2019 Bible study withdrawn and tired. Another senator said, \u201cMax, are you all right?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNot really,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve been having the same dream for thirty years. I accidentally drop that grenade, and I leap on it, and it explodes and blows my legs off.\u201d That night, the study group gathered around Max and prayed that the Lord would heal that memory.<\/p>\n
Two days later, the History Channel broadcasted the story. A man from Annapolis saw it and phoned Max: \u201cSenator, you have the story wrong. That wasn\u2019t your grenade. It was a young recruit behind you who had opened the pins on his grenades before jumping out of the helicopter. One of them popped out of the belt and rolled on the ground. You leaped on it to save us all. I wrapped you up myself and got you to the hospital. I was on the helicopter; I know how it happened.\u201d<\/p>\n
Max came to the next Bible study saying a gigantic load had been lifted off his shoulders.<\/p>\n
The study group had been studying Romans 8:28, which says, \u201cGod works all things together for good.\u201d So now, when Senator Cleland is hurrying around in his wheelchair, he\u2019ll call out to the Senate chaplain, \u201cRemember, things don\u2019t work out; God works out things.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014Lloyd John Ogilvie, \u201cPastoring the Powerful,\u201d Leadership<\/i> (Fall 2000)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Topics: Circumstances and Faith; Community; Discouragement; Experiencing God; Memories; Prayer; Providence; Relationships; Truth Reference: Romans 8:28 Senator Max Cleland, who lost both of his legs and his right hand in Vietnam, came to the senators\u2019 Bible study withdrawn and tired. Another senator said, \u201cMax, are you all right?\u201d \u201cNot really,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve been having … Continue reading “GETTING
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