Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Go-Go Juice in Prayer....Quite Powerful

Good evening, First, my apologies, work comes first and man, my Go-Go Juice began with "How did we do last night?" A typical hoteliers response from the weekend, looking at overall bookings, sales potentials and upcoming reservations. And while I'm quite happy with ongoing results....something more personal hit home...a friend who's wife is battling cancer. Ok...some folks immediately roll eyes and go onto Yahoo's most popular trends, or maybe a reader here says, "Really?"..."I've dealt with enough negativity.....so I'm moving onward...". Cancer no doubt is depressing, no doubt a tear jerker and no doubt, when we feel helpless...a topic avoider..." but my topic this week isn't about "Cancer" - the Leach and blood seeking sucker disease that makes victim's lives short and miserable, let a lone the lives of the successors, yet rather the topic of courage, bravery and amazing victory over what doctor's call the "odds" and most impossible, not to mention, the most improbably. Yep....when everyone in a very tight scientific community is ready to "write you off", "call it quits", or "Throw in the towel", there is one scientific method that seems to shed a little light on the topic...Faith! It would seem, no matter your religion, no matter your faith journey, no matter your beliefs, Faith and Prayer go a long way....a recent statement made by one of my close Facebook Friends from younger Secondary School Years wrote the following: "September she was given 3 months to live. (roughly 120 days ago) She fought back Leukemia. She overcame 3 serious infections. She was given 48 hours to live. She coded and was brought back to life. She managed through a surgery that was supposed to end her life. She held on through an accidental overdose of pain medications. She suffered 2 head injuries during her stay. (wrestled delirious to ground) She survived the poison of chemotherapy sessions 3 times. She pulled through being covered in ice during 3 severe fevers. She has been in bed throwing up, sick, weak, sweating, hurting and naked. She lost all her hair. She lost her weight. She has been so weak she cant stand. She has taken showers half wrapped in plastic sitting on a chair. She has been living with tubes connected to her heart, even at home. She fought her way back from life support within 5 days of her surgery. She beat the odds. All since the middle of September. As she began to whisper, she wanted to know what had happened the last few days. I pulled up a chair alongside her. I dimmed the light so she could see me easier. Her eyes still not adjusted. I slowly explained all that had transpired since last Monday. When I finished, she just lay there. I could see she was overwhelmed. Why did so many pray? Strangers, friends, family..... People gave their time, their thoughts, their prayers for her. People asked God, if their own faithfulness over 20 years had earned any favor, they asked God to use that grace on ______ (protected in this case) instead of themselves. (can you believe that???) How did she do it? The doctors said no. The Oncologist said no. The nurses said no. The best surgeon said no. Her body said no. Her lab results said no. The E.R. surgeon said no. The cancer said no. The odds said no. But then you guys prayed. And God said yes. That's how!" - written by a close friend in another social network site. This is what I woke up to this morning on Monday...talk about a major motivator! So...I would say, when the odds are against us in any day, our Go-Go Juice can in fact multiply and convert into some powerful energy drink...no matter our beliefs, religion or faith journey, the purest act of Prayer can be the best Go-Go Juice on Earth! Keep this in mind...when faced with diversity, challenges beyond comprehension, the odds of practicality....or even the improbable...turn to Prayer....it has amazing results and long term effects no matter the situation....what's in your Go-Go Juice this week? I wish each and every one of you enough spirit to follow your "mo-jo" and to see where Go-Go Juice truly impacts your day to day and on-going motivation to say "Yes I Can" when all other odds say "No"....love to all of you...until next week!