Prayers of a Mom & the Mysterious Workings of God

I guess I better start off by saying, I had a grueling week a bit ago. Not anything I would like to repeat. For most of my life I’ve been pretty healthy. In fact, so has my entire family.

I owe this to the prayers of my mom.

Before getting married, I remember asking my mom what advice she had for me. Should he be kind, smart or maybe a hard worker?? I waited breathlessly for her wisdom. She paused, then said, “marry someone healthy”.

I nearly died laughing. Really, Mom?  Of all the things to keep in mind I should look for someone healthy?? Needless to say, that never even made it on my list. Though it was not on mine, it was on hers and I know over the years, she prayed that God would keep us all healthy.

And He has.

What a shock to find myself on the way to the hospital.  

Without going into a lot of detail, there were some scary moments. But God was in my room. My family was there, and I sensed His presence. I wanted to contribute to my well-being, but I didn’t have much to give. I could barely think or pray and no great philosophical thoughts or even Scripture came to mind.

A nurse with a blue glove held out her hand and it was strong. As I grabbed her hand, I sensed the LORD saying, I am caring for you through the strong hands of others!!

My thoughts did drift to Mary. God invited her into a mission, and she accepted not knowing all that lie ahead, she trusted Him.

I got to thinking about the workings of the human heart and how the capillaries send oxygen throughout the body, and we don’t see it. So much of what our body does we don’t see. It occurred to me, that God does the same. He is always working, but it is not always something we see.

How surprised I was when two nurses came into my room at different times and asked me about my faith. I never said a word. How did they know??

God just gave me the words to say.

I prayed with one and gave a brief presentation of the gospel from Genesis to Revelation describing how much God loves us. When I got to 1 John 5:13 I said, the Bible tells us that these things are written so that we might “know” that we have eternal life. Not that we might “hope for” or “pray for” but that we might “know” that we have eternal life if we believe. And before I could even finish, she shouted “I believe!!!! I believe!!!”

She leaned over me and cried. She said, she was going through doubts and God sent me to her!!! That was the reason I was here.

I got to see!! I didn’t expect it, but God let me see just a tad of what He is doing.

And lastly, I would be remiss if I did not mention the love of my wonderful family!!!!

My sister flew down from Kansas City…put aside all her plans for a week and cared for me as did my entire family. Now when I think about what it means to love one another, the bar has been raised!!! How easy it is to love others when it’s convenient. Am I able to put aside my plans to love others as my family did for me?  

Well, I am recuperating and getting back on my feet.

Decided this week to ask the LORD for the same strength He gave to Moses in his old age during the wilderness wanderings.  I know. I know. I’m sure this prayer has been on the lips of millions of aging believers since then, but it’s not going to stop me from asking. Ha!!!

As for the not wearing out of shoes, I did tell the LORD, I’m okay with that. Afterall, I do enjoy buying new shoes.

Thanks to all who lifted me up in your prayers!!  have no doubt God heard every single one.

Hugs!!