{"id":3437,"date":"2016-08-22T19:47:31","date_gmt":"2016-08-23T03:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rainbowpaullai.com\/?p=3437"},"modified":"2016-08-23T06:32:54","modified_gmt":"2016-08-23T14:32:54","slug":"living-in-the-light-of-god-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.rainbowpaullai.com\/p\/3437","title":{"rendered":"LIVING IN THE LIGHT OF GOD (Yvonne\u2014My One and Only Beloved)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By: Yvonne Lai<\/p>\n

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When I think of this subject, there are two hymns that come to my mind.\u00a0 The first is \u2018God\u2019s Way is the Best Way\u2019:<\/p>\n

God\u2019s way is the best way, though I may not see it.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Why sorrows and trials often gather around me,\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

He is always seeking my gold to refine.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

So, humbly I trust Him, my Saviour divine.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

God\u2019s way is the best way.\u00a0 I will trust Him always;\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

He knows best. <\/strong><\/p>\n

When I was eighteen years old, I dedicated myself to the Lord during a devotional meeting.\u00a0 I wanted to walk with God like Enoch in the Old Testament.\u00a0 In the prayer I visualized myself like a little child, standing in front of the Lord, willing to be used by Him.\u00a0 I was nothing in front of my Mighty God.\u00a0 But I was sure He would use me if I committed my life to Him.\u00a0 With simple faith, I did so and submitted myself to His will.\u00a0 When I was twenty-two, God\u2019s calling was once again upon me.\u00a0 Through my daily devotion one day, He called me to make a step of faith to offer myself to be a servant of God.\u00a0 I accepted this calling right away, like Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt in front of the Red Sea.\u00a0 He made a leap of faith to step into the Red Sea.\u00a0 God accomplished great things through him.<\/p>\n

Our God is a great God.\u00a0 He is faithful.\u00a0 He has led me all these years.\u00a0 I married a pastor, and we have served faithfully together in churches since 1973.\u00a0 It pays to serve Jesus every day.\u00a0 Many people get blessings from the Lord through our serving.\u00a0 In life we face uncertainties, difficulties and hardships but nothing can separate us from the love of God.\u00a0 During the last thirty years of serving, God\u2019s presence in me is constant.\u00a0 He strengthens me when I am weak.\u00a0 He comforts me when I\u2019m hurt.\u00a0 He makes His face shine upon me.<\/p>\n

After the birth of my second child, I became sick with rheumatoid arthritis, a disease that is chronic and crippling.\u00a0 The specialists told me that I would suffer \u201cuntil the day I die.\u201d<\/p>\n

Who could I turn to?\u00a0 No one could help me, not even my dear husband.\u00a0 \u201cTurn your eye upon Jesus.\u201d\u00a0 God used this hymn to remind me again to make another step of faith to trust him, he can \u201cmake me whole.\u201d\u00a0 My younger son has grown up now.\u00a0 On his twenty-fifth birthday, I reflected on my journey accompanied with sickness.\u00a0 The disease has gradually taken away my independence.\u00a0 I went through ten joint replacements\/operations.\u00a0 Hospitals had become my second home.\u00a0 But one thing in me was whole: my soul.\u00a0 There is no bitterness, no sorrow, no complaints, but there is praise.\u00a0 The Lord makes his face shine upon me.\u00a0 My heart is always filled with love, joy and peace.<\/p>\n

This is the second hymn: \u201cPeace Like a River Filled My Soul.\u201d<\/p>\n

When peace like a river attends my way,<\/p>\n

When sorrows like sea billows roll.<\/p>\n

Whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say:<\/p>\n

It is well with my soul.<\/p>\n

Romans 8:35<\/p>\n

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?\u00a0 Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?<\/p>\n

In 1997, my husband, Reverend Paul Lai, was diagnosed with Nasal Laryngal Carcinoma.\u00a0 The news came to us so suddenly that we panicked the first few days.\u00a0\u00a0 I still remember the night we received the terrifying news from the family doctor.\u00a0 Despite the panic, the whole family worshipped together: \u201cI surrender to you, Lord, and I\u2019m willing to submit myself to your will in my life.\u201d\u00a0 That was my prayer.\u00a0 As you all know, I depend almost completely on my husband to help me with my daily living, such as cooking, dressing, cleaning, etc.\u00a0\u00a0 What could I do without him?\u00a0 Why was this happening to him, the main support of the family?\u00a0 There were many questions to ask.\u00a0 The Lord gave us the bible verse Hebrews 4:14-16 to comfort us and to remind us of His faithfulness, love and care.\u00a0 Again, peace came to our hearts.\u00a0 A series of tests and treatments followed, including undergoing radiation therapy thirty five times.\u00a0 The radiation started on December 3rd 1997, with five treatments a week.<\/p>\n

On January 25th, 1998, my heart was filled with the glory of God as my husband dropped me off at the rehabilitation centre (where I was hospitalized for an ankle surgery).\u00a0 I knew right at that moment that my husband was totally healed by God.\u00a0 I could hardly wait for him to drive back so I could phone him of this good news from the Lord.\u00a0 \u201cRejoice in the Lord always and again I say rejoice.\u201d\u00a0 The Lord is so good to the ones who fear and submit to Him.<\/p>\n

(The next was written in September 2003):<\/p>\n

In August 2003, I started to feel very tired and lose my appetite.\u00a0 During the following few days, I noticed that both my eyes were becoming yellow.\u00a0 My urine was yellow as well.\u00a0 I also started to get indigestion so I went to see my family doctor right away.\u00a0 A series of tests followed: blood tests, urine tests, ultra sounds, etc.\u00a0 \u201cYour bile tube is inflamed and stacked; it could be very serious\u201d said the doctor, \u201cWe have to send you to the hospital for some other internal tests.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, Lord, do I have to suffer again?!\u201d\u00a0 I asked the Lord to heal me by His power.\u00a0 I told the doctor to give me time to let my body heal by itself.\u00a0 He told me that I was stubborn.\u00a0 I lost ten pounds in one week.\u00a0 With much prayer, I started to be able to eat a bit each day.\u00a0 I knew God could heal me and He did.\u00a0 Now it is a month later and I can eat normally.\u00a0 It\u2019s time to go back for a retest.\u00a0 By faith, I know that I\u2019m healed.\u00a0 Praise be the name of the Lord.\u00a0 He performed miracles in the past; He can perform them today.\u00a0 He is the same yesterday, today and forever.\u00a0 Jesus is the same.\u00a0 Things on earth may change, but never Jesus!\u00a0 Glory to His name.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By: Yvonne Lai   When I think of this subject, there are two hymns that come to my mind.\u00a0 The first is \u2018God\u2019s Way is the Best Way\u2019: God\u2019s way is the best way, though I may not see it.\u00a0\u00a0 Why sorrows and trials often gather around me,\u00a0 He is always seeking my gold to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.rainbowpaullai.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3437"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.rainbowpaullai.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.rainbowpaullai.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.rainbowpaullai.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.rainbowpaullai.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3437"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.rainbowpaullai.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3437\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3459,"href":"http:\/\/www.rainbowpaullai.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3437\/revisions\/3459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.rainbowpaullai.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.rainbowpaullai.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.rainbowpaullai.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}