Praises given
Nanuq907
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I've asked a couple times here for people to pray for rough situations, and you've always come through. There aren't enough thank-you's for what you've done for my family. 🙏
So I figured maybe now it's time to give a praise report and let you know what mighty and amazing things God has been doing in our lives.
My daughter's baby has the worst case of hydrocephaly her pediatrician has ever seen. Ultrasound scans show the brain is squished completely over to the side of the skull and the rest is full of fluid. That's pretty devastating. I've been feeling such amazing faith that everything is going to be perfectly, exactly right with the little one and that God would hold his head and his brain in his strong hands and protect it. Then we learned of the hydrocephaly and how his feet were starting to "club" inward, a sign of brain damage. That just took the wind completely out of my sails and wiped me out. I was sorta wandering around in a daze for most of a week from that.
Then my daughter had another doctor visit. But before the visit she and my son-in-law went down to the church and found the pastor in the parking lot heading in for a meeting, and they asked him to bless the baby. So he stopped everything, put on his robes and blessed that baby up one side and down the other, out there in front of God and everyone in the parking lot. Then he sent them on their way and they went to the latest doc visit for more scans. And the scans, after that blessing, show NO CLUBBED FEET.
I just can't quit shaking my head and smiling. This has been such a roller coaster of emotion, and I've been reading a lot of Job lately. Then I got to Job 38 and there it was.
"Who is this who darkens my counsel with words without knowledge?
"Brace yourself like a man and I will question you and you will answer me."
"Where were you when I laid the earth's foundation?"
"Who marked off its dimensions? Who laid the measuring line across it?"
"On what were its footings set? Who laid its cornerstone, while the morning stars sang together
and all the angels shouted for joy?"
I've been doubting God and speaking words without knowledge. Where was I when he was planning out and creating the entire heavens and earth? All the morning stars could see his works, and the angels all shouted for joy, and I was worried that he was unaware or didn't have a plan for the baby? It's an absolute miracle the baby's feet aren't clubbed any more, and that happened when he received God's blessing.
Boy, some day I hope to finally learn the length and depth and width of God's love for us. On Easter morning we listened to Max Lucado talking about the disciples in the storm on the Sea of Galilee and Jesus was asleep in the back of the boat. Finally they woke him up and his first words were, "Why are you afraid?" The same thing could be said now... why am I afraid? God knows. He laid all this out. He planned it. Maybe he's going to use this miracle to make massive changes in my kids. I don't know, and I don't need to know. I just need to know God is on his throne.
So, thank you everyone for your prayers. 🙏
"The Lord gives, and the Lord takes away. Blessed be the name of the Lord forever." -Job 1:21
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Sometimes we need to be reminded many things are not for us to understand but having faith in the larger picture certainly makes them more palatable. I know I will die, I don't know when but I'm trying to enjoy each gifted minute as I can. Prayers that God chooses to save this child and his will be done.
Our minds can't begin to comprehend the breadth and complexity of His plan. Our time here is but a little cobble stone
on the road he has laid out for us.
1 Peter 1:7
These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold—though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world.
Faith is a powerful thing...
all to often as we pray for things, we often forget to also give thanks when those prayes are answered.
Your testimony gave me goose shivers from head to toe. May God's blessings shine upon you and yours!
It's all about faith, which sometimes, is a hard thing to have.
I found this in a little store in Seaside, Oregon.
A neighbor's son had something like this, but not as severe. They put in drains to get rid of the excess fluid. He's now 16 & you would never know anything had been wrong. There is hope!
My prayer list continues to grow with the addition of your family. I believe in the power of prayer and know that God moves mountains.
We all try to get through life with the least amount of heartache as possible. I have been blessed without measure. Those around me, not so much. I take that as a .commandment to to ease others suffering whenever possible.
God has worked several miracles in my life. Starting with healing from an unknown fever when I was 4 . Praise God rom whom all blessings flow!
Even when things are hard I try to remember.....GOD is GOOD....all the time
Thank you for sharing...