A personal journey:
I’m lying in a hospital bed on Wednesday night as I write
this. Tuesday morning of this week I was
admitted for some heart issues. It is a
long saga, and I will not give all the details, except this one experience
today.
It ended up that I needed to have an angiogram done on my heart. This was a new experience for me, as I have
not spent the night in a hospital since my tonsillectomy when I was six.
As I lay waiting for my procedure I had a bit of time to pray and
meditate. My first thoughts turned
naturally to God, and I immediately began a praise and thanksgiving prayer to God
for already being present with me. I
didn’t beg, I didn’t plead, and I didn’t bargain with God. I was aware that He was already in that room.
And I acknowledged that He was already with my medical team of
four – 2 doctors and 2 attendants, because of the training and prep that they
already had, and for the amazing medical equipment that was being used on
me. You see, God went ahead of me and
guided some men and women in the design and manufacturing of those tools of the
medical world.
God was present - in those moments in the present and in the past.
I was comforted and encouraged.
No begging. No cajoling. No
bargaining.
God came near. He saw my
situation. He saw my needs and He
appeared.
And this is your testimony also.
God is already present – in the small activities of life and the major
medical crisis. Wherever you are,
regardless of what you face, the God of my understanding is with us. He is a very present help in times of need.
Thanks be to God!
Hope Encouragement Inspiration
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