How Awesome He Is...

Hey my friends, Rob here and I'm recovering from my Surfer's Ear surgery! What's cool is I have an incredible praise report to throw your way. The surgery was performed by Dr. Carol Jackson of the Sonos Hearing Group in Newport Beach. All I have to say is that I give mad props to her and her staff. They were so cool, compassionate, understanding and knowledgable about EVERYTHING. But what is more important is this-- I have had no pain, dizziness, or nausea during or after the surgery! I've heard from many that this is a pretty painful procedure-- being that they literally drill down the bone that has developed in your middle ear-- but man, IT WAS PAINLESS! Praise God for that because all I could do before hand is pray-- and God listened, heard and responded!

One of my favorite verses in the Old Testament comes from Job 9:8 which says, "He alone stretches over the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea." Yeah, sure, I joke that this is scriptural proof that God surfs (and believe me, I wish I knew), but it speaks of something that we, as His cherished creation need to understand. God is all powerful (omniscient) and huge (omnipresent) and we cannot escape His goodness and His undying pursuit of us.

Why do you ask? The answer is found in Jeremiah 31:3-- a verse which is representative of my marriage to my lovely wife, Moo (it's a great nickname, don't you think? A sound a cow makes)-- which says, "I have loved you with an EVERLASTING LOVE; I have drawn you with LOVINGKINDNESS."

You see, in all of God's power, He still desires genuine relationship with ALL OF US. Yes, I understand that for some of you this is hard to believe but it is true. We overlook the blessings that we have in our lives, big and small, and the fact of the matter is GOD GAVE THEM TO US OUT OF HIS GENEROUS LOVE.

What does this have to do with a land-locked, post-surfer's ear surfer's surgery?

God knew the desires of my heart-- to be free of pain, dizziness, nausea and my desire to be back in the water by the end of July. Guess what? He answered each and every one of them and all I can do is give thanks to my loving Father in heaven!

If any of you want to discuss online or offline, post comments below or feel free to email Jacin (aka "Boogie")at jacin@harnessmedia.com, or myself at newportsoulsurfer@yahoo.com!

Seeking the heavenly country (Hebrews 11:16),

Rob