So I don’t honestly know how many different parts this particular series of posts might contain, but here’s the first part… This weekend I’ve had 2 very real Sun Stand Still moments, but before I go into explaining those I need to explain what I mean by that. At my church, Lifepoint, we use the term “Sun Stand Still” to explain a prayer where we know God CAN do an amazing work, and we trust in Him that if it’s his will he can make the sun stand still. This comes from the story of Joshua when he prayed that the sun would stand still. I don’t want to get into the historical rhetoric but I do want you to understand what I mean. So here are my 2 sun stand still moments…
This weekend a couple of close friends of mine gave birth to a baby boy. Very soon after he was born however he had some trauma that ended up making the hospital that he was born at transfer him from the Fredericksburg area down to a hospital about 50 mi. south of here in Richmond. Many people in my church were praying sun stand still prayers for this child and as time went on all we could do was lean into God and trust that He would put his hands of healing over this boy. Well, sunday morning, as we were doing our run through a mutual friend of ours came up to me while i was running sound with tears streaming down her face to tell me that he was healed. Now I had seen just the evening before that he had some potentially MAJOR issues, but he was healed. God had seen fit to take his body, and in a way that only he can do, He healed it.
Another situation that I stand in I am still in that pause, knowing that God might be keeping the sun still for me in this situation to potentially teach me things I never felt possible. Some of my friends know that I’ve been talking to someone for a bit now. This has led to multiple attempts to see her, as well as trying to make something tangible happen. This has not happened. Over 2 months have passed, and I have yet to be able to see her beautiful face in person. It’s been frustrating. It’s been painful. It’s been downright ridiculous feeling at times. But at the same time I can honestly say that God’s had his hand on the situation the entire time. I’ve gotten to know her better than many people that I’ve known for years. I’ve learned how she thinks, how she feels, and not only about her, but I feel as though I’ve learned her as a person unlike anyone I’ve met to this day. This situation at the moment however is still seeking a resolution. Will it happen? I truly believe that God can make the sun stand still in my life, and in this situation. But I must trust him and lean hard into him to allow this to happen.
So what’s your sun stand still moment? Give the comments a shout.