God sees and knows everything.
“O Lord I beseech Thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of Thy servant, and to the prayer of Thy servants, who desire to fear Thy name.” Nehemiah 1 verse 11 KJV
It is necessary to be dependent upon the Lord and not on ourselves. God promises that whenever we call, He will answer. God sees and knows everything. He is Omnipotent, Omnipresent and Omniscient. (Vicissitudes of Life, 2006)
his vanity is crushed under the hand of the One True and Living God.
What happens when someone defies God. – excerpt from The Vicissitudes of Life (2006)
…who is the Lord, that I should obey His voice to let Israel go: I know not the Lord, neither will I let Israel go. – Exodus 5 verse 2 KJV
In this regard, Pharaoh is a type of Satan (the enemy), who did not comprehend that there is a supreme God. In those days of history, Pharaohs were revered, believing themselves to be gods and bowed to no one. The Pharaoh in this historical account is mighty and thinks no one compares to him because of his wealth, greatness and conquests throughout the world, until his vanity is swiftly crushed under the hand of the One True and Living God.
“There is no other God beside me.” Says the Lord – adapted from the KJV
sent his only son to become our Savior
Holiness
In the New Testament of the Bible, holiness means to be set apart from the profane (the unholy) and refers to the beauty, purity and divine perfection of God. God the Creator, who called the things that were not into being. It is this same God, who in his great mercy loved us so much and could not deny Himself, sent his only son to become our Savior. – adapted from the King James Version
God cannot tell a lie.
“God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? Or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?” Numbers 23:19 KJV
Comparisons can prove equality and inequality as well as attest to the similarities and differences between the superior and the inferior. “God is not a man, that he should lie,” is a subtle comparison upholding one fundamental truth; that the infinite God and Creator should never be equated to anyone, because He is holy.
Next post – What is holiness?
God cannot lie…
Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. – Matthew 24:35 KJV
Jesus said it and he cannot tell a lie because, he is holy and he is God. There is no doubting his words. Doubting leads to fear and fear to unbelief.
that element of belief that it will or can happen
“Yet to be” means – something has not at this very moment happened, but there is that element of belief that it will or can happen.
“The Lord has heard my supplication, the Lord will receiver my prayer. – Psalm 6:9 Kjv
God hears every prayer and answers them all. Sometimes the answer it yes, no or sometimes wait awhile. The writer of this verse is positive. God hears and God will answer. There are no doubts.
…who against hope believed in hope and hope does not put me to shame. Therefore, my heart is glad because my trust is in the Lord and I wait on him. For his promises are true and He is my hope. It is He who renews my strength, for when I am weak then I am strong. Hence, I can run and not be weary, walk and not faint and fly high above the heavens like the eagles that soar.
References:
Romans 4:18a, Romans 5:5, Psalm 16:9, Psalm 130:7, Proverbs 29:25, Isaiah 40:31, Jeremiah 17:7, 2 Corinthians 1:20 and 12:10b – adapted from KJV
Forasmuch as you know your labour is not in vain in the Lord. 1 Corinthians 15:58 Adapted from the KJV
Now comes the weeping,
then the glad reaping,
Now comes the labour in the Lord
then the reward. – by Anon
2021 is a new year, another chance to start fresh with a so called clean slate. Although this year is new, the hardships, stress and pain of 2020 are old and will not so easily disappear but will linger. Nevertheless, we can rest assure there is HOPE as we pray for something better.
Hope does not make us ashamed.
Accessibility is important for the survival of any hearing clinic in this time of city wide lockdowns and the new normal. The ability for the public to have access to the hearing clinic and the services provided by that clinic is important.
Accessibility is important for the survival of any hearing clinic in this time of city wide lockdowns and the new normal. The ability for the public to have access to the hearing clinic and the services provided by that clinic is important. Clinics are continuously opening their doors wider hoping to welcome back old and faithful clients and to attract new clientele. Time lost in the lockdown can never be recovered, therefore kick starting sales and projections will be challenging especially when some parts of the city are still closed and some clients are still evaluating the risk factor entailed with any hearing visit. However, clinic doors cannot remain partially closed indefinitely when people need help with their hearing concerns. It is good business practise to have in place a comprehensive operational and marketing plan before and well into the lockdown, to anchor the hearing clinic in the first few month at the reopening and beyond. Hearing businesses rely on customer service and reliability.
How can a clinic still deliver exceptional service to the public within this time of the new governmental regulations of social distancing, mask wearing, appointment only solutions, plexiglass reception desks and constant handwashing? Not that we do not regularly wash our hands.
Is the drop in or walk in service gone for good?
Are the days of social greeting and cordial welcome turned to something cold and clinical?
Can clients still pop in for a quick visit and chat about daily matters while getting hearing aids cleaned or adjusted?
Can we still show care wearing face shields and masks?
These are all good questions lurking in the far recesses of clinical staff and the public. The service model will change in the new normal and as clinicians, we will learn to adapt in order to still give exceptional service. Learning to adapt and to move along with the changing and ever evolving hearing industry can be a challenge to clinicians, but it is nothing out of the ordinary. Hearing aids are rapidly developing and improving, becoming more technological advanced to meet the needs of the hearing aid user and to make their wearing more successful. Training is continuous and copious allowing the clinician to remain fresh, knowledgeable and proficient.
In this new normal, hearing clinic in house service will alter for safety reasons but new services will emerge and grow over time. One such service is the moving forward of the telehealth, e-health or remote care hearing service model. The electronic use of delivering health service. (www.who.int)
This is a concept in the hearing industry that is available but not readily used. Due to the Covid -19 pandemic it has become a shining star bumped to the top of the list of services. Like everything else there is the good, the bad and the ugly. Telehealth in the hearing industry is a little of everything.
The ability to adjust hearing aids remotely is a plus for the hearing aid user and clinician. The follow up appointment can be conducted via the internet using a similar feature such as face time or skype. The client books and appointment with the clinician, they connect via the internet with audio and visual. The clinician can do adjustments to the user’s hearing aids in real time. The client does not have to be in the office but can be at home, at work, a restaurant, basically anywhere they can connect with the use of an app on their phone. Amazing and satisfying for both client and clinician.
These are a few road blocks to bear in mind. They are not barriers. The success of telehealth is not impossible to achieve, training may be needed on both the client’s side and the clinician’s side. Also, certain clients are better candidates for this service than others because of technological deficiencies which maybe at first difficult to overcome. Therefore, explanations and making appointments less complicated but simple is the best approach. Complicated concerns need in house appointments and follow up care at the clinic is good practise. Clinicians need to remember that telehealth is only just a part of the full service regime provided by the clinic and not the only service available.
Along with the regular in house service such as hearing tests, face to face adjustments and follow up care additional service models are available to the client when needed.
“Embracing Remote Programming” by Shari Eberts from her website http://www.livingwithhearingloss.com is a great resource written from the point of view of a person living with hearing loss.
Telehealth is here to stay. The current situation of COVID-19 has solidified the need to implement alternative methods of providing hearing healthcare to current and future patients. ( Remote Hearing Care a Primer by Dr.Younker, wwwhearinhealthmatters.org)
Delivering exceptional and professional service to those with hearing loss is the framework of a healthy hearing clinic. As a clinician, our duty to the clinic and the public is to remain proficient in our education and practical in its application. The service we provide is diverse, ongoing and it is essential for those in need, thereby making reliability and availability the hallmark of a good full service hearing clinic.
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